{"blocks":[{"key":"f0o7n","text":"Avalanche observations from the past week are limited to some reports of natural avalanches in the Barkerville area on Wednesday. Warm sunny weather likely caused a cycle of wet loose avalanches over the past few days.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"f9e1f","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"125rc","text":"Given the lack of recent field observations we remain uncertain about the likelihood of persistent slab avalanches. Since there was significant activity on these layers between Feb 23-28 (see below), we recommended remaining cautious because these types of weaknesses can take a long time to heal. Only consider pushing into bigger, steeper avalanche terrain if you are equipped to rule out the possibility of deeper weak layers in your local riding area.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ciu8g","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5t5pv","text":"Some of the notable avalanche activity that has us concerned include:","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"jhaj","text":"A very large (size 3.5) persistent slab avalanche that likely occurred on Feb 28 just north of the region in the McGregors, likely triggered by a smaller wind slab avalanche (MIN report)","type":"unordered-list-item","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":175,"length":10,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"pt7p","text":"A natural size 2.5 avalanche that ran full path in the Dore River area on Feb 25 (MIN report)","type":"unordered-list-item","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":82,"length":10,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"e4n99","text":"A very large human-triggered avalanche near Valemount on Feb 23 that was initiated from a wind-loaded start zone at the top of a large alpine feature","type":"unordered-list-item","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9lg7l","text":"A fatal avalanche just outside of the region, northeast of Valemount, in Swift Creek on Feb 23. The avalanche was a size 3.5 and is suspected to have failed on the late January weak layer (Incident report).","type":"unordered-list-item","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":2,"length":15,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[{"offset":189,"length":15,"key":2}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/9aea149e-6fb1-4e22-b4ba-8d27f2d47f11"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/df59a570-77df-11eb-aa66-5ee5523d13ef"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/?panel=fatal-accidents/fatal-avalanche-accident-swift-creek-20210223"}}}}