Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Upper Willow Creek

Date:

December 25, 2017 7:45pm

Observer:

Blake Rideout

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowmachiner	Avalanche Type	Hard Slab
Aspect	South Southeast	Elevation	unknown
Slope Angle	unknown	Crown Depth	unknown
Width	50ft	Vertical Run	450ft

Avalanche Details

Wind loaded hard slab

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Wind loaded slab

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Snow surface

Wind crust

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Upper Willow

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