{"blocks":[{"key":"b0sr6","text":"Early reports from Wednesday indicate varied reactivity on a buried crust layer and include an explosive controlled large avalanches (size 2) on a ridge top feature near treeline. Elsewhere avalanches were small with average crown depths of 5-15cm deep.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9ps2v","text":"On Tuesday there reports of numerous small avalanches (size 1-1.5) that were triggered natural, with ski-cutting and with explosives.  More reactivity was noted at treeline below ridges.  There were limited alpine observations due to stormy weather.  However, natural and human triggered avalanches remain likely with the forecast new snow and strong to extreme southern winds.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3nt5f","text":"This MIN from Blackcomb backcountry reports a large avalanche (size 2) skier accidental on a windslab on a NW slope in the alpine.  This kind of avalanche activity illustrates how reactive wind slab avalanches can be during periods of strong wind and that they don't always fail on known weak layers (like crusts) but instead on density or crystal differences within recent snow. We're glad everyone was ok!","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":5,"length":3,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"4j55c","text":"Where no slab properties are found, loose dry sluffing is being reported in steep terrain to size 1.  ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"b8020","text":"Cracking and other signs of instabilities were reported from Wednesday with a lack of propagation.  We expect this to change as more snow is loaded onto the known weak layers.  In other words, as more snow accumulates, avalanches will likely release on these weak layers where previously the cracking was merely illustrating a weak bond.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5t5dv","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"f15b2","text":"Have you been out and about in the mountains? If so please submit your observations to the Mountain Information Network (MIN). It doesn't have to be technical - photos are especially helpful!  Thank you so much for all the great MINs submitted so far! ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":193,"length":17,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[{"offset":91,"length":34,"key":1}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/26494c84-b7de-4669-a39a-5ed2228cb2b7"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submit"}}}}