Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Lonesome Mine

Date:
Observer:
Anonymous
Route & General Observations

Toured up into the drainage just west of the lonesome mine. Lots of active wind transport of snow visible on the peaks and ridges from the ESE wind. At the bottom of the drainage winds were up to 20 mph.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger SkierRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type Hard SlabAspect West Northwest
Elevation 3700ftSlope Angleunknown
Crown Depth 6inWidth 100ft
Vertical Run 40ft  
Avalanche Details

Remote triggered by first skier on the slope. Release point was ~20 feet right of the ski line. Slope angle was ~30 degrees where the skier was but the angle was closer to 40 degrees where it released. Seems likely that release point was in shallower snow by some rocks. No one was caught by this slide. Small avalanche but would still have been big enough to knock a person over.

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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Snow surface

Variable amount of wind effect on surface snow

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