Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Reed lakes trail/snowbird mine

Date:

April 17, 2020 10:00

Observer:

Nicholas Klco

Route & General Observations

Snowbirdmine/reed lakes from archangel. Everything below 3500 ft shedding to bed surface on all aspects over 30 degrees. Large slabs and run outs throughout the pass

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Avalanche Type	Wet Slab
Aspect	Southeast	Elevation	4000ft
Slope Angle	40deg	Crown Depth	5ft
Width	300ft	Vertical Run	1500ft

Avalanche Details

Wet slabs releasing on all aspects. Deep Persistent layer 5 ft crowns and sometimes to bed surface. Run outs reaching the valley floor with debris 10- 15 ft deep. A lot of hang fire still up high and a wet snowpack.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Some rain? No wind temp 42

Snow surface

Wet snow

Snowpack

Deep persistent slab plus spring shed

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