Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: NW Valley under Telemint

Date:

March 22, 2022 6:35

Observer:

Iris Neary

Route & General Observations

Dug an ECT on a West aspect at 4,400 feet elevation. Clean propagation at 17 on buried surface hoar about 15cm deep. Retreated back to the valley.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	Yes
Avalanche Type	Hard Slab	Aspect	Northwest
Elevation	3400ft	Slope Angle	36deg
Crown Depth	5in	Width	20ft
Vertical Run	15ft

Near Miss / Accident Details

Avalanche Details

Released a very small pocket windslab while stomping at a switchback. (This was on a different slope before the West aspect slope where we did the ECT.) We were experiencing active windloading while skinning. The slab didn’t release at the skinner’s feet-instead it was a bit of a remote trigger, about 5 feet to the side.

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Surface hoar on bed surface

Pocket windslab

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