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</style><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Reports from Saturday included numerous natural storm slab releases from size 1.5-3 throughout the region. Activity was observed on all aspects and elevations, with high elevations proving the most active. Several very large persistent slabs were observed to have run naturally throughout the north and south Columbias. This </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/f7de79ad-b27c-4d36-b06d-df64c11b1db8" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">MIN report </span></a><span class="s_3FE45715">details another remotely triggered persistent slab.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Reports from Friday showed new storm slabs becoming touchy and producing numerous natural, remotely triggered, and ski cut releases generally from size 1-2.5. Crown depths ranged from 10-30 cm deep. One size 1.5 persistent slab was reported to have run on the mid January weak layer down about 100 cm.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">On Thursday, a size 2.5 persistent slab avalanche was triggered by a professional releasing a cornice onto a north facing slope at 1900 m. </span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">On Wednesday, Explosives control in the adjacent North Columbias yielded numerous persistent Slab results from size 2-3.5 on all aspects at all elevations. The deep mid-December layer and an even deeper layer from November were both frequent failure planes. The mid December layer is also suspected in two natural size 4 releases in and near the Glacier National Park area.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_AA239A9B"> </span></p>