Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: President's Ridge

Date:

April 12, 2024 6:28pm

Observer:

Brad Meiklejohn

Route & General Observations

Access via Archangel Rd and ski track. The dogs wandered off the skin track into steeper terrain and triggered this soft slab.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Foot Penetration	Remote Trigger	No
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	Northeast
Elevation	3000ft	Slope Angle	40deg
Crown Depth	20in	Width	80ft
Vertical Run	200ft

Avalanche Details

Two dogs triggered this soft slab, rode 200' vertical and self rescued.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Easy shears on sun crust.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

20" of new snow and snowing moderately all day.

Snow surface

New snow

Snowpack

New snow moving easily on old snow interface. Possibly some facets or surface hoar on the prior crust surface.

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2 dog slide

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