Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Reed lake drainage

Date:

April 1, 2016 9:08

Observer:

bernard federspiel

Route & General Observations

Wet avalanche crosses trail and creek

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	East Southeast
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	4000ft

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Warming

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Rain

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