{"blocks":[{"key":"3d0hv","text":"On Tuesday, there were numerous reports of widespread natural and skier triggered small avalanches to size 1.5.  These avalanches ran on a variety of surfaces including crusts and surface hoar.   A skier accidental avalanche was reported to have failed on surface hoar that was buried up to 20cm deep.  Other reports were of skier remote avalanches occurring from 40m away on the same buried surface hoar layers.  ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":169,"length":6,"key":0},{"offset":180,"length":12,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"fq3ah","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"f7um3","text":"Elsewhere, folks were finding a poor bond to the crust as reported in this MIN from Dec 15th S of Nelson.  These signs of instability are a great warning sign of deteriorating avalanche conditions. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":75,"length":3,"key":2},{"offset":113,"length":20,"key":3}],"data":{}},{"key":"8vp3","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3hj98","text":"Earlier in the week, avalanche activity has mainly been limited to size 1-1.5 skier triggered storm/wind slabs running on the recently buried crust. This great MIN from Friday near Nelson includes a photo of an accidental wind slab.  ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":149,"length":14,"key":4}],"data":{}},{"key":"31be1","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"254cn","text":"As snow fall amounts increase we expect to see the size of avalanches increase.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9fhlg","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1u34f","text":"Please submit your observations to 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":107,"length":17,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[{"offset":39,"length":34,"key":5}],"data":{}},{"key":"265f3","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=crusts#crusts-are-hard-layers-of-snow-usually-created-by-liquid"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=surface+hoar#surface-hoar"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/ef577535-e41c-4a06-a4c5-874ae048112e"}},"3":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary/terms/signs-of-instability"}},"4":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/map?panel=mountain-information-network-submissions/d0f7c4da-5977-4763-92d6-83b1577155fd"}},"5":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submit"}}}}