Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Microdot

Date:

January 31, 2024 4:26pm

Observer:

Fitz Kosachuk

Route & General Observations

Toured up microdot early this morning. Breezy in the parking lot calm higher up. Cold.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowboarder	Remote Trigger	No
Avalanche Type	Dry Loose Snow	Aspect	East Southeast
Elevation	4500ft	Slope Angle	41deg
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	40ft
Vertical Run	300ft

Avalanche Details

dry loose avalanche triggered by snowboarder. No one caught or carried

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Several recent natural and human triggered avalanches in the mid and upper elevations in steep terrain.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Clear skies, calm winds higher up, light breeze below 4000ft, -10° F early getting up to -4° around 11am

Snow surface

Slight signs of wind affect, soft snow. Some areas held a faint wind skin

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Snowboarder triggered dry loose

Tracks on Gold Chord

Eldorado Bowl

Location

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