Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Upper willow road

Date:

January 18, 2022 5:08pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Snowmachined over summit road to upper willow road 1/16 & 1/17. Road all aspects 1/16 on terrain 30 degrees and under with little to no reaction. N facing terrain 40 degrees and steeper had knee to boot deep cold smoke that sluffed on a ice crust 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick on facets.

Snowmachine triggered an avalanche on the decent after ascending 1000 ft.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowmachiner	Remote Trigger	No
Avalanche Type	Hard Slab	Aspect	South
Elevation	3000ft	Slope Angle	40deg
Crown Depth	24in	Width	40ft
Vertical Run	500ft

Near Miss / Accident Details

Avalanche Details

Snowmachine triggered avi on decent after ascending 1000 ft

Also several small north facing cornices propagated easily with a small ski cut approximately 10ft wide decending 100-300ft new snow loose dry on ice crust

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