| Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | 0 |
| Avalanche Type | Dry Loose Snow | Aspect | South Southwest |
| Elevation | 4700ft | Slope Angle | 35deg |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | unknown |
Avalanche: Hatcher Pass
Location: Friendship Pass
Our group skinned up from the Independence Mine reaching Friendship Pass at around 1pm. We skied two laps on the Southeastern and Southern aspects of the main bowl leading to the pass. We did observe some sluffs coming down from the rocks on Southern and Southwestern aspects.
Avalanche Details
We did witness multiple dry loose slides starting in the rocks at higher elevations. The paths were relatively small and did not pull out any slabs with them.
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
We did observe Hatcher's persistent weak layer in a snow pit dug at the start of the pass at 4320ft (4mm Facets on windboard.) We were unable to find reactivity in this layer.
Weather
There were 1-2" of new snow that fell last night. Mostly Clear, -2 C
Snow surface
1-2 in new snow
12 in faceting snow from recent storm
Snowpack
Dug pit 11:35am, SW aspect, 4322 ft, 27 degrees.
#1 CTN
#2DTN
Layer of concern- 3mm basal facets found 70 cm from surface- Non reactive.