{"blocks":[{"key":"6dfvj","text":"15-40 cm of snow fell in the region during Tuesday's storm, with accumulations greatly favouring the south of the region. This buried wind affected surfaces at upper elevations, as well as surface hoar in wind sheltered areas and a thin crust on solar aspects. In exposed areas, recent elevated winds have been redistributing new snow into reactive wind slabs and adding to cornices.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"84f69","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3rn12","text":"In most places, the storm snow is probably forming a good bond with the previous surface. Exceptions are likely in areas harbouring surface hoar. Think of shaded upper below treeline and lower treeline areas, above where surface crust exists and below more wind-affected elevations. It's mainly in the south of the region where enough storm snow sits above this layer to pose a real threat.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1fpdu","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bc6iq","text":"A couple of older persistent weak layers exist in the mid, down about 70-120 cm. The distribution of these layers are variable, but follows a similar pattern to the layer discussed above. The upper layer is spotty surface hoar at shaded treeline and below and the lower layer may present as decomposing surface hoar and/or a crust. It was most prevalent in areas near Valemount. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"achju","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"cj5es","text":"Avalanche activity on these deeper layers has dwindled since the last storm, with snowpack tests giving increasingly resistant results, but still showing some propagation. Given their age (particularly the deeper layer) and the testing load brought by Tuesday's storm, the outlook is good for these layers to finally become dormant as our current surface instabilities diminish.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{}}