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)

Announcements

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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Overnight

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Thursday

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 40. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Isolated snow showers between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Partly Cloudy
then Isolated
Snow Showers
 Friday

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Mostly Cloudy

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Mostly Cloudy

 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Mostly Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Partly Cloudy

 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43.
Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Mostly Clear
Lo 29 °F Hi 40 °F Lo 30 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 28 °F Hi 41 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 43 °F Lo 30 °F

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