Observation: Hatcher Pass

Location: Independence Creek

Date:

January 19, 2019 3:00pm

Observer:

Eric Geisler

Route & General Observations

Variable snow surface conditions from soft and fluffy to too hard to get an edge.Always underlaid with faceted layers to ground

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

Current snow pack in the area we traversed generally lacked mass to initiate slides but will be critical when new snow is added

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Sunny, Light wind from north - down valley

Snow surface

Variable fluff to hard wind slab

Snowpack

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