{"blocks":[{"key":"80f7e","text":"Widespread surface hoar growth (feather-like frost crystals) exists on most aspects and elevations and especially predominant win wind-sheltered areas. Check out these great photos (here, here, and here) from our close neighbors in the Lizard/Flathead region. The formation and distribution of the surface hoar will be important to track ahead of the next snowfall.  I suspect strong to extreme alpine wind forecast on Tuesday may rid this crystal from wind-exposed slopes and terrain. Isolated pockets of stiff and reactive wind slab may exist on leeward slopes during and after this wind event. These wind slabs may sit above a widespread rain crust from early November, which can be found up to 2500m and buried down 30-100cm. Weak snow may be developing around this crust.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":182,"length":4,"key":0},{"offset":188,"length":4,"key":1},{"offset":198,"length":4,"key":2}],"data":{}},{"key":"e9gpm","text":"However, given the stagnant weather pattern and a decreasing trend in instability, this problematic snowpack structure is not currently listed as a problem.  We may expect to see it transition to our problems page once it becomes buried with new snow. It will be a layer to monitor as the season progresses.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4q8qv","text":"After several days of clear skies and warm air in the alpine, temperatures are returning to their seasonal normal, and melt-freeze crusts have been left behind on solar aspects. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":169,"length":7,"key":3}],"data":{}},{"key":"dlfq","text":"The snowpack is thin and variable in wind-scoured areas and tapers rapidly at lower elevations. Snowpack depths at sheltered upper treeline elevations are nearing 100 cm and beginning to exceed the threshold for avalanches. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":198,"length":24,"key":4}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/map?panel=mountain-information-network-submissions/3ed2a7ae-5e01-4a60-9b4a-41336c88f177"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/map?panel=mountain-information-network-submissions/6fd531ce-07d3-4761-b33d-c3d359796a70"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/map?panel=mountain-information-network-submissions/589526e0-5628-42e3-831d-2bffe3ccb48f"}},"3":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary/?q=wind+#aspect"}},"4":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#threshold"}}}}