Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: North side of Hatch Peak

Date:

March 31, 2016 12:00pm

Observer:

ctg ski

Route & General Observations

Standard uproute to Bennets Ridge enroute to Hatch Peak

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Avalanche Type	Soft Slab
Aspect	North	Elevation	4400ft
Slope Angle	unknown	Crown Depth	unknown
Width	1000ft	Vertical Run	1000ft

Avalanche Details

Avalanches on north face of Hatch Peak seemed to be about a day old. Debris extends to within a few meters of the crest of Bennets Ridge, i.e, into an area normally considered safe.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Photos & Video

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looking SE, down the $1000 run

looking westerly, the small bump on photo's right is the S end of bennets ridge

eye of the storm...

Location

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