| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: Two Lakes area (Gold Mint)
Afternoon tour up from Gold Mint TH past the “Knob” to ski laps on POI.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
See photo of what looks like a human triggered slide on the WSW aspect of the Knob (3308). Uncertain of how recent this slide was.
Weather
Temps ranged from 5F to 15F, calm to light winds, clear skies.
Snow surface
Cold, faceted snow on the surface. No cohesive slabs found during our tour.
Snowpack
Hand pit on W aspect at 3500' showed similar results to 3/17 Obs from Valley of Sin. 25cm of faceting, low density snow above the drizzle crust that presented as a crust facet sandwich, with faceting above and below the crust. The crust was less cohesive than I observed right after its formation, and tended to crumble when pulling it out of the pit. Hand shear failed below the crust sandwich on facets. No formal tests performed.
Signs of recent avalanche observed on the WSW aspect of the "knob"