{"blocks":[{"key":"a3u6t","text":"15-40 cm of new snow fell in the region during Tuesday's storm. It buried wind affected surfaces at upper elevations, as well as surface hoar in wind sheltered areas and a thin crust on solar aspects. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ck79u","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3clrl","text":"The new snow will take time to form a bond with these previous surfaces, particularly in spots harbouring surface hoar or crust. In exposed areas, elevated winds have been redistributing new snow into reactive wind slabs and adding to cornices. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8p0rk","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6sp45","text":"A couple of persistent weak layers exist in the upper to mid snowpack:","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7leeg","text":"The upper layer, found 40-60 cm down, is a spotty layer of surface hoar at treeline and below. ","type":"unordered-list-item","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6fpik","text":"The lower layer, found 90-140 cm down, is widespread and can present as surface hoar and/or a crust.","type":"unordered-list-item","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"20vda","text":"Avalanche activity on these layers has dwindled since last week and snowpack tests results have generally indicated the weak layers are slowly gaining strength. Avalanche activity resulting from the storm may shed some light on whether or not they remain a concern.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2246g","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ds4vi","text":"The lower snowpack is characterized by more crusts, the most notable is a rain crust from early November that is near the base of the snowpack, surrounded by a weak layer of sugary facets. It is most likely to be reactive to human triggers in steep, shallow, rocky areas with a thin to thick snowpack.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":181,"length":6,"key":0}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow"}}}}