Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Summit lake/ Willow side of Hatcher Pass

Date:

January 29, 2022 3:26pm

Observer:

Brayden Parrent

Route & General Observations

Side hilling on the snow machines and triggered an avy that was probably about 65 yards wide and about 6 to 7 feet deep

The snow blocks were very large.

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Forecaster Comments

1st rider triggered persistent slab while side hilling. It broke approx 100 ft above him. Rider #2 was below and was able to ride off the debris and get out of the way. 1st person got off of the slab to the side . No one was caught or carried.

FYI, in general the height of snow on the Willow side is 80 cm = <3 ft and Hatcher Pass side ranges from 80-150cm = 3 to 5 feet
More info to come.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowmachiner	Remote Trigger	No
Avalanche Type	Hard Slab	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Near Miss / Accident Details

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

saw one other new avalanche today

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