{"blocks":[{"key":"8uabu","text":"Winds have varied in speed and direction over the past few days and have redistributed the 10-25 cm of snow that fell over the weekend into a tricky loading pattern. Ongoing snow and wind over the past week have contributed to notable cornice growth. A sun crust may be forming on steep solar aspects.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6tp3d","text":"50-70 cm of snow from the past week has buried a weak of layer of surface hoar that has shown reactivity in the north of the region. A MIN from Canoe Mountain on Tuesday reported a sudden pop or drop on this layer in snowpack test results. Observations are limited, so the distribution and sensitivity to triggering of this layer is uncertain. This persistent weak layer is most suspect in sheltered, open slopes at and below treeline. Don't let the benign weather lure you into complacency. While the likelihood of triggering an avalanche is decreasing, the consequences of getting caught in one of these avalanches are significant. This presents a deceptive low probability/high consequence scenario that requires careful assessment.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":66,"length":12,"key":0},{"offset":144,"length":14,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"4k3f6","text":"A couple of older persistent weak layers exist in the mid to lower snowpack. The distribution of these layers is variable, but they follow a similar pattern to the layer discussed above. The upper layer from late December, down about 100-140 cm, consists of spotty surface hoar at shaded treeline and below treeline elevations. The lower layer from early December buried 150-200 cm deep consists of a combination of decomposing surface hoar with a crust and faceted snow. Snowpack tests on these layers show increasingly unreactive results, suggesting a trend towards dormancy.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":458,"length":12,"key":2}],"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":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/0c49db3c-6d30-4528-9c09-bc12b87934fb"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow"}}}}