{"blocks":[{"key":"9rv11","text":"30-50 cm of new snow fell across the region by Christmas Eve (Thursday).  This recent snow has been transported by moderate to strong south/southwesterly winds that then shifted to the east as the storm left the region.   Touchy storm slabs exist, especially where the snow has been stiffened by the wind and/ or sits above a recent surface hoar layer down 40-60 cm. The buried surface hoar has been evident in the Nass Valley riding area and more recently in Shames back-country.   ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":415,"length":11,"key":0},{"offset":460,"length":6,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"5lqb9","text":"A crust that was buried in early December is now down 100 cm plus and counting in the alpine but is closer to the surface at and below treeline elevations. Around this crust are facets and potentially surface hoar in sheltered areas. Storm slabs may step-down to this layer.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":178,"length":6,"key":2},{"offset":201,"length":12,"key":3}],"data":{}},{"key":"eokl9","text":"The early-November crust is buried around 170-200 cm at treeline. This crust may have weak and sugary facets above it in parts of the region. This layer is currently dormant but remains on our radar. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":19,"length":5,"key":4},{"offset":102,"length":6,"key":5}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/b18545e3-2157-45b2-bf0e-38b9b562d46d"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/4fd89c28-4487-4efd-8b00-bf73f020f1c1"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=facet#faceted-snow","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=facet#faceted-snow"}},"3":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=surface+hoar#surface-hoar","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=surface+hoar#surface-hoar"}},"4":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=crust#crusts"}},"5":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=facet#faceted-snow","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=facet#faceted-snow"}}}}