| Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | No |
| Avalanche Type | Unknown | Aspect | Northeast |
| Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | unknown |
Avalanche: Hatcher Pass
Location: Rae Wallace/Marmot
Up the standard Rae Wallace uptrack chute from Independence parking lot to ski an untracked chute 3? from the middle entrance. Don’t worry, the uptrack was in the “correct” chute.
Avalanche Details
Ski partner reported triggering a small soft slab, about 1- 1.5 ski lengths wide in the middle of the chute. He was able to move to a safe zone to allow time for the snow to run downhill. It appeared to have failed on that crust layer formed on 12/5. My partner noted he thought he had triggered a small wind slab but thought he had felt it continue to that crust layer.
We also trigger a small ~2 ski length windslab on an entry to our line just skiers left of the marmot high points and exposed rocks. Debris ran 30 yards? It was incredibly hard to see definition in the snow.
Observer Comments
Recent wind affect on the ridge
Weather
"Jesus take the wheel" flat light with about a 10 minute window of decent light
High clouds. Nice inversion. Car said it was -8 on the turn before the little sue bridge. +7 when we parked at the mine
Light wind in the parking lot and on the ridge once exiting the uptrack.
Snow surface
Powder
Some soft and firm wind affect on the ridges and in Rae Wallace
Snowpack
No formal tests were done