Observation: Hatcher Pass

Location: President's ridge

Date:
Observer:
Route & General Observations

skinned up established skin track

Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?Yes
Observer Comments

wind slabs forming rapidly

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

ENE wind ramping up. Skin track blown in. New wind slabs being formed. Cornices being eroded

Snow surface

settled powder to sun crust to wind slab

Snowpack

no formal observations. hand shears reveal poorly bonded shallow wind slab