| Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | 0 |
| Avalanche Type | Dry Loose Snow | Aspect | South Southeast |
| Elevation | 3600ft | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | 100ft |
Avalanche: Hatcher Pass
Location: Marmot
APU Snow Science 1. Standard up track from Fishhook parking lot to the Marmot weather station. Ski down on one of the south west ribs.
Avalanche Details
Numerous point releases noticed in the early afternoon at lower Eldorado below the rocks.
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
Besides point releases noted above, none observed while skiing.
Weather
Overcast and flat light in the morning. Mostly sunny in the afternoon. Temperatures starting in the 20s rising to high 30s in the afternoon. Light SSE wind. No Precip.
Snow surface
2-5cm of new snow in the past 48hrs on top of a 3-4cm thick knife hard crust. Surface snow started warming up in early afternoon. Ski and skinning conditions were dust-on-crust which made keeping an edge a challenge while touring up. No wind transport or other wind effects noticed except on highest ridge line.
Snowpack
We did not dig a snow pit or conduct formalized stability tests. Overall snowpack seemed locked in under the crust.
Point releases on lower Eldorado.
Surface snow was not acting cohesive until early afternoon when the sun came out. Picture taken at 1:30pm during ski down.