{"blocks":[{"key":"auajm","text":"10-30cm of new snow fell by 3pm Tuesday with strong to extreme southeast winds in the alpine.  Winds have scoured upslope features and redistributed snow in the alpine.  By mid-morning on Tuesday 20cm of new snow were reported in this MIN by Round Mountain. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":235,"length":3,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"qlr0","text":"Another 5-20cm is forecast to fall overnight into Wednesday. As it falls, the new snow will continue to load lee features in wind exposed areas by strong to extreme southwest wind.  Where wind sheltered  snow is settling into a storm slab that overlies numerous interfaces.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6lgt1","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4kirv","text":"A crust is now buried by 30-65 cm of snow at elevations above 1000 m. Prior to the new snow, the crust was punchy below 2000 m with a moist snowpack below. The new snow will likely help with bridging, and improve travel conditions.  A MIN from Dec 14th at Sprout Mountain at 1550m found the crust reacting in snowpack tests.  This crust was also reported in a \"very easy\" sudden character test pit (ECT) reported in this MIN at 1850m in the Flute/Russet/Fissile area on Dec 15.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":235,"length":3,"key":1},{"offset":421,"length":3,"key":2}],"data":{}},{"key":"9gm1m","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"q5jd","text":"In wind sheltered areas, the new snow may be falling on a layer of small surface hoar crystals. A second layer may also exist in close proximity below.  ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"fiqfj","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"erkao","text":"Snowpack depths change rapidly with elevation, with 0-50 cm below treeline to 170 cm in the alpine.  Below treeline conditions are slowly improving but remain variable as indicated in this MIN from Singing pass trail.  ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":189,"length":3,"key":3}],"data":{}},{"key":"esefv","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/d4a0653f-8ac6-48be-b541-f0970c365523"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/7612c174-8ffd-4c60-845e-387cddf0d1b0"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/0c3971fc-323e-461a-b40b-3982b6284fc8"}},"3":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/6aedf019-0fce-4e60-8e30-b93001202eb2"}}}}