{"blocks":[{"key":"f0o7n","text":"There was a widespread natural avalanche cycle ongoing during the stormy weather. Natural avalanche activity will likely decrease on Saturday with cool, dry weather. However, the potential exists for large avalanches on deeply buried weak layers. Low-angle terrain choices will be the key to managing this possibility.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":175,"length":143,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"f21kk","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"100si","text":"There was a report of a natural size 2.5 avalanche running full path in the Dore River area on Thursday. A MIN report about this can be viewed here.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":136,"length":12,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"7h983","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9vcnn","text":"Several natural and human-triggered avalanches size 2-3.5 were reported on Tuesday near Valemount at alpine and treeline elevations. At least one of the very large human-triggered avalanches was initiated from a wind-loaded start zone at the top of a large alpine feature, propagated for hundreds of meters along a ridge, and ran to valley bottom. Thankfully the rider was able to escape unharmed.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"c1oi","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"cu0qb","text":"On Tuesday, there was a fatal avalanche just outside of the region, northeast of Valemount in Swift Creek. The avalanche was a size 3.5 and is suspected to have failed on the late January persistent weak layer. The report can be found here.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":24,"length":15,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[{"offset":229,"length":11,"key":1}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/df59a570-77df-11eb-aa66-5ee5523d13ef"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/?panel=fatal-accidents/fatal-avalanche-accident-swift-creek-20210223"}}}}