Observation: Hatcher Pass

Location: X4068

Date:

January 28, 2016 1:00pm

Observer:

Jed Workman Professional

Route & General Observations

Traveled up the East ridge toward peak 4068, descended down the North face

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

None

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Overcast, air temp 0.4 degrees C

Snow surface

Wind scoured down to ground, old rain crust, and mid-pack layers on southerly aspects. Lots of sastrugi.
Northerly aspects had firm surfaces with mixed sastrugi from cross-loading winds and firm smooth wind slabs at ridgeline.

Snowpack

Pit profile attached
Overall impression of the snowpack on North aspects was strong strength, poor structure, low-moderate energy and propagation potential

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profile of snow structure on approach to X4068, NNE aspect, 2900'

Jan 28 2016

Location

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