Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Gov't Peak south face

Date:

March 28, 2020 7:56pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Road ob of (new this Saturday?) natural point release that triggered small slab avalanches on steep slopes on south face of Government Peak at ~2400′ ele.

The summer race trail goes right through some of them.

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Forecaster Comments

We believe these avalanches occurred a few days ago, before temperatures cooled down.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Unknown	Remote Trigger	Unknown
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	2400ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Sunny, low to mid 20's F, some wind, low -angle slopes below stayed hard-crusted all day.

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2020-03-28GovPkRaceTrail2400foot

2020-03-28GovPksouthside2400feet

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