Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Unknown

Date:

March 18, 2021 9:20pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Skied several laps on a SW/W-facing slope and triggered a slide.

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Forecaster Comments

We believe this avalanche occurred on a SW or W aspect near Hatcher Pass. The photo clearly shows the slab sliding on a sun crust bed surface. The description of the avalanche follows persistent slab behavior in that the avalanche was triggered on the FOURTH lap. Location and aspect have not been verified.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	No
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	4500ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Near Miss / Accident Details

Number Caught/Carried?	1	Number Partially Buried?	0
Number Fully Buried?	0	Number Injured?	0
Number Fatalities?	0

Avalanche Details

Triggered the slide on our 4th lap of the SW or W aspect at 5pm. The skier who triggered it was caught but skied out.

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Temperature unknown, but probably in the low-mid twenties. Calm, clear, sunny.

Snow surface

Powder, no surface crust.

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Before the slide.

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