Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Gov't Peak south face

Date:
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 UnknownRemote Trigger Unknown
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect Unknown
Elevation 2400ftSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
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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