Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Gold Mint Tour

Date:

November 26, 2020 12:00pm

Observer:

Andrew/Kai Dennis/McGrath

Route & General Observations

Toured up across the river from the Gold Mint Lot for some Turkey Day mellow pow.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	No
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	3000ft	Slope Angle	35deg
Crown Depth	24in	Width	40ft
Vertical Run	100ft

Avalanche Details

SS-AS(u)-R1-D1-O

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Observer Comments

Recent loading (storm snow and wind loading). Natural persistent slab avalanches noted on Idaho peak.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Marmot Station @ 11/26/2020 1200 was reading 15F with 5-11mph South Winds

Snow surface

about 8-12 in of storm snow. skiing conditions were a mix of low density powder, wind press, wind board, and wind crusts. Ski quality B+.

Snowpack

see other obs. no formal stability tests were performed. HS 120cm in protected locations.

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crown height

deepest deposition zone

depth hoar below bed surface

persistent grain above bed surface

Location

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