| Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | Unknown |
| Avalanche Type | Dry Loose Snow | Aspect | Northeast |
| Elevation | 4500ft | Slope Angle | 38deg |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | 400ft |
Avalanche: Hatcher Pass
Location: Skyscraper, NE (avalanche) and SE (pit and video) aspects
Toured from IM to Eldorado to Willow to Skyscraper south. Looking for facets forming near, under, and in between crusts to GET THE PICTURE before the next storm.
Avalanche Details
Triggered dry loose sluff . Requires sluff management to not get sluffed. Many reports of skiers/riders triggering sluffs today.
No cracking or collapsing observed today.
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
Small to large human triggered dry loose sluffs on all aspects at mid and upper elevation on 12-4 and 12-5.
Weather
No new snow since beginning of week.
Beautiful , clear, cold temps in the single digits 12-4 and 12-5.
Calm wind.
Snow surface
Surface hoar and rimed surface hoar up to 6mm in size, on ridges, below ridges, mid slope.
Old MF crust can be felt underfoot on windward aspects, especially at mid and low elevation.
Snowpack
see video and pit
video is taken in same location as pit
Skyscraper, SE aspect, 32 deg. 4,648'
Melt-Freeze grains faceting under the crust