{"blocks":[{"key":"d7nhc","text":"About 20 cm of new low density snow is expected to accumulate in the region by the end of the day on Thursday. The new snow has buried a widespread layer of surface hoar that has grown up to 10 mm in sheltered areas around treeline. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"trj9","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"atpq7","text":"This surface hoar grew on a variety of surfaces that include wind affected surfaces in exposed terrain as well as more variably wind affected and faceted snow in more sheltered terrain. A thin sun crust may be found on steep solar aspects. Below 1700-1800 m, 20-30 cm of snow is settling above a decomposing melt freeze crust.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3qmr7","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"dmgnm","text":"Observers continue to find a preserved layer of surface hoar down 25-50 cm in sheltered, open slopes at and below treeline. Most recent reactivity has been reported in the Selkirks and Valhallas toward the south of the forecast region (see avalanche summary). Snowpack tests on this layer are trending toward hard and resistant shears, but it continues to warrant slope-specific assessment.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":48,"length":12,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"dmk70","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"md82","text":"Deeper in the snowpack, a couple of older persistent weak layers may still be identifiable from late and early December, consisting of surface hoar and a crust with faceted snow and buried anywhere from 100-200 cm deep. Prolonged periods of inactivity and unreactive snowpack test results suggest that these layers have trended towards dormancy.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":165,"length":12,"key":1}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow"}}}}