| Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | No |
| Avalanche Type | Dry Loose Snow | Aspect | East Southeast |
| Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | 40deg |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | 15ft |
| Vertical Run | 80ft |
Avalanche: Hatcher Pass
Location: Microdot/Elderado Bowl/Next to Independance Mine
Ascended SW aspect of Microdot to 4000′
Avalanche Details
Numerous D1 Dry loose avalanches on steep East to SE aspects
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
Small N dry loose
Weather
No new snow
Broken to overcast
Winds calm
Temps 5F - 10F
Snow surface
10cm low density new snow from overnight at 3400'
15cm at 4000'
Snowpack
We dug pits on: Eldorado Bowl at 3700' on NE w HS=165cm, behind Independence Mine 3480' on East aspect and Microdot at 3990' on a SW aspect with an HS=185cm.
All pits revealed a right side up snowpack with overall good stability with the exception of weak surface snow. Surface snow consisted of 10-15cm of new snow on top of 20cm low density old snow. None of the tests had propagation.