| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: Peak 4068
Toured up from the road just above Skeetawk to 4068 and skied a few laps on Sunnyside. Saw a few other groups skiing Frostbite and Wimp Bowl, but Sunnyside remained untouched
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Experienced several large audible whumphs when skinning across the flats near the Frostbite SNOTEL station, but no collapsing. Likely buried Leap Day surface hoar that stayed intact in sheltered areas. No whumphing experienced further up as winds probably destroyed surface hoar before being buried. Saw a couple large (D2-2.5) avalanches from the recent storm cycle from Women's Run and Sunnyside of Hatch Peak. Debris ran all the way to bottom of valley.
Weather
Beautiful but cold weather today. Temps were around 0F the whole time but lack of wind and strong March sun made it feel a lot warmer. Luckily the Talkeetnas escaped the strong outflow winds seen all across Southcentral today.
Snow surface
Snow quality was great, with the exception of exposed windward upper elevation ridges which were scoured down to knife hard ice and wind board. Snow surface remained cold and dry, even on southerly facing aspects in the afternoon.
Several day old avalanche on Sunnyside of Hatch Peak
Looking north from top of 4068, lots of debris from recent avalanches in the valley bottom
Snow quality was great on Sunnyside of 4068