{"blocks":[{"key":"6gkg1","text":"A variable trace to 20 cm of new snow accumulated in the region over Friday night and Saturday, bringing snow totals for the week to roughly 10-40 cm. The greatest accumulations can be found in the west of the region. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"d18gq","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"39ju3","text":"With consistently elevated recent winds, each layer of recent snow has buried mainly wind-affected surfaces in exposed areas before subsequently being redistributed and affected by wind itself. In more sheltered areas, the recent snow collectively overlies crusts that can be found up to roughly 1200 m as well as on open south-facing slopes.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8d7tv","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2bbni","text":"A weak layer of faceted snow that formed during cold weather in mid January is buried approximately 60-120 cm below the surface. Depending on location this layer may be composed of soft facets, surface hoar, or both. As a product of previous widespread cold temperatures, the faceted snow associated with this layer exists all over the region, however it may be bridged over by a firm crust at lower elevations. A few large avalanches were triggered on this layer in the first half of the month.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"fr4qq","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1c03l","text":"An older Crust/facet layer from November, lurking at the base of the snowpack, produced many very large avalanches during the first half of the month.  As a product of old, weak snow from the early season, this layer is most likely to be found at high elevations.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":9,"length":11,"key":0}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=facets#facetcrust-layer","target":"_self","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=facets#facetcrust-layer"}}}}