Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Marmot

Date:

November 18, 2023 5:45pm

Observer:

Eric Na

Route & General Observations

Watched first party down marmot remote trigger a significant slide. Driving down the road I saw where the other side of the ridge was also remotely triggered.

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Forecaster Comments

Forecasters observed these same remotely triggered avalanches today. See See Marmot/Death Gully obs for more info.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Unknown	Remote Trigger	Yes
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	Yes

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