{"blocks":[{"key":"9rv11","text":"  ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5t2r4","text":"Recent winds from a variety of directions have reverse loaded some slopes, creating wind slabs on typically windward features at treeline and above. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"da1hr","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2r0c2","text":"The storm earlier in the week brought over a metre of snow accompanied by strong southwest winds to alpine elevations. Treeline elevations saw quite the mix of snow and rain depending on where the freezing level sat (mostly around 1200 m. during the storm). Below treeline the snowpack has likely refrozen into a firm crust. Cornices have likely grown large along ridgelines. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9dasq","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"34kem","text":"The early December crust is now down 100 cm plus in the alpine and just below the surface at treeline. The early November crust is even deeper in the alpine and down 70-120 cm at treeline. Sugary facets near the bottom of the snowpack have produced large full depth avalanches pre-storm and during the storm. The extent of this problematic snowpack structure in the region is not well-known, but it likely exists in colder, shallower snowpack areas.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ef35n","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3ig3g","text":"Snowpack depths are highly variable across aspects and elevations as a product of wind scouring, above-freezing temperatures, and rain. Snow has melted fast at lower elevations, and snowpack depths have seen rapid settlement.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{}}