{"blocks":[{"key":"a3u6t","text":"15-40 cm of snow fell in the region during Tuesday's storm. In exposed areas, elevated winds have redistributed much of this snow into wind slabs while adding to cornices. The storm snow buried more wind affected surfaces at upper elevations, but also surface hoar in wind sheltered areas and a thin crust on solar aspects. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7o231","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2oti6","text":"In most places, the storm snow seems to be 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 any thick surface crust exists and below more wind-affected elevations.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8p0rk","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6sp45","text":"A couple of other persistent weak layers exist in the upper to mid snowpack:","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7leeg","text":"The upper layer (from late December), now about 60-100 cm deep, is a spotty layer of surface hoar at treeline and below. ","type":"unordered-list-item","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6fpik","text":"The lower layer (from early December), found 90-140 cm down, is widespread and may present as decomposing surface hoar, but more likely as a combination of crust and faceted snow.","type":"unordered-list-item","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"20vda","text":"Avalanche activity on these layers has dwindled since last week, with snowpack tests results showing some variability between sudden and more resistant propagation.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2246g","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ds4vi","text":"The lower snowpack is characterized by more crusts, the most notable is a rain crust from early November that is near the base of the snowpack, surrounded by a weak layer of sugary facets. It is most likely to be reactive to human triggers in steep, shallow, rocky areas with a thin to thick snowpack.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":181,"length":6,"key":0}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow"}}}}