Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center
Hatcher Pass

Hatcher Pass Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche risk Issued: Sat, April 20th, 2024
ARCHIVED FORECAST - All forecasts expire after 24 hours from the posting date/time.
Although the forecast season has finished, the avalanche season has not.  Please read below for some tips on NAVIGATING THE BACKCOUNTRY IN SPRINGTIME and AVALANCHE PROBLEMS ON THE HORIZON.  Temperatures have risen significantly this week.  Expect the avalanche danger to be dynamic with the increase in daytime temperatures, multiple nights without a refreeze below 3500' and sunshine in the forecast.  Expect to see wet avalanches this weekend. Conditions will vary from frozen to breakable crust to corn and wet sloppy snow depending... (Read More)

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Meet the Forecasters & HPAC Beer Release Party
Monday, April 1 at 6:00PM Bearpaw River Brewing Company TAPROOM – 4605 E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy, Wasilla, AK 99654 Meet the HPAC Forecasters as they discuss the State of the Snowpack. Celebrate the release of the third annual HPAC limited IPA brewed by Bearpaw River Brewing Company. Join us at the Taproom on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway!
Mountain in My Mind – Movie Night
Thursday, March 28th at 5:30PM at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub and Grill in Anchorage. Presented by LINE Skis and FlyLow Gear, The Mountain in My Mind is a ski and snowboard film about mental health. This breakthrough film is the first of its kind to interview skiers across the “Suicide Belt” in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. The film has one goal: Destigmatize talking about mental health and suicide in the ski industry. It started as an...
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Current Weather

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Today

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Mostly Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: Isolated snow showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Partly Cloudy
then Isolated
Snow Showers
 Friday

Friday: Isolated snow showers before 10am, then isolated snow showers after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 38. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Isolated Snow
Showers
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Mostly Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Partly Cloudy

 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44.
Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Mostly Clear

 Monday

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 40 °F Lo 30 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 43 °F Lo 33 °F Hi 44 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 41 °F

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