| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: Truck Ramp aka Razorback Gulch aka Bachelor Weekend Couloir
Ascended and skied the Truck Ramp. Wet loose natural avalanches actively happening in the afternoon on south and southwest aspects, some of them entraining a lot of snow.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Wet loose avalanche on steep southeast, south, and southwest aspects. Some of these avalanches were entraining a lot of snow. Small slab avalanche spotted on NW aspect of Farside, approximately 4500 ft. Appears to be human triggered, see photo below.
Weather
Clear, temps in the upper 20's to mid 30's. Winds were light and variable, but transporting loose near surface facets.
Snow surface
Near surface facets, wind packed powder, widespread breakable wind crust and wind slab up to 6" thick in the Truck Ramp.
Snowpack
No formal tests done.
Small avalanche on NW aspect of Farside, ~4500'. Appears to be human triggered.
Wet loose avalanches actively happening in the afternoon on south and southwest aspects.
Steep south sidewalls of east facing couloirs had rollerballs and wet loose avalanches.
Wet loose avalanches on south aspects in the afternoon.