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SPECIAL AVALANCHE BULLETIN

HATCHER PASS AVALANCHE CENTER

RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK

1000 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2021



THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE HATCHER

PASS AVALANCHE CENTER. 





BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING

IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

9:00 AKST SUNDAY APRIL 4, 2021



THE HATCHER PASS AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING 

FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: GOLD MINT TO INDEPENDENCE MINE 





* WHAT...THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH. VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS EXIST.



* WHERE...GOLD MINT TO INDEPENDENCE MINE, INCLUDING ARCHANGEL AND 

  GOLD MINT TRAILHEADS.



* WHEN...IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY 9:00 AKST TO MONDAY 9:00 AKST.



* IMPACTS...RECENT SNOWFALL, ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TODAY WITH

  STRONG WINDS HAVE CREATED WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UNSTABLE SNOW.

  HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE VERY LIKELY. NATURAL AVALANCHES

  ARE LIKELY ON SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES. DEBRIS FROM 

  AVALANCHES ABOVE MAY RUN INTO VALLEY BOTTOMS.



* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE

  TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED. BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY 

  OFF OF...AND OUT FROM UNDERNEATH… SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 

  DEGREES. AVALANCHES MAY RUN LONG DISTANCES. AVOID AVALANCHE 

  TERRAIN. 



CONSULT HTTP://WWW.HPAVALANCHE.ORG/ OR WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR 

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.



SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE 

THE COVERAGE AREA OF THIS OR ANY AVALANCHE CENTER.



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