{"blocks":[{"key":"4ag6p","text":"An avalanche cycle from areas that already received over 30+cm is ongoing with observations trickling in at the time of this report.  Large avalanches (Size 2) were reported from skier controlled and explosive control work on Tuesday.  A few Very Large (Size 3) Natural avalanches were reported running to valley bottom.  ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7hcvs","text":"In the northern regions, recent 20-40cm of snow fell warm (or is falling) and with moderate to strong Southwesterly winds and settled into a dense storm slab.  This storm slab is not bonding well with a widespread surface hoar layer and sun crusts. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5qq35","text":"The southern region (south of Nakusp) may experience this avalanche cycle Wednesday wherever snowfall amounts exceed 30cm.  Wide propagations are possible, especially on convexities around treeline and below where new snow falls onto of a widespread large surface hoar layer.  Furthermore, smaller avalanches may trigger larger avalanches where they step down to the deeper persistent weak layer of the November crust.  ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":350,"length":9,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"1remk","text":"Our eyes and ears in the mountains are limited this winter due to fewer professional observations. If you go out in the mountains, please share your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN). Photos are especially helpful! Thank you so much for all the great MINs submitted so far!","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":236,"length":17,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[{"offset":169,"length":34,"key":1}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=step+down#step-down-avalanche"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submit","target":"_blank","url":"https://avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submit"}}}}