{"blocks":[{"key":"epe3","text":"In most of the region 10-15 cm of recent snow has been redistributed by strong wind, the alpine is starting to look pretty wind hammered as evidenced by this MIN submission.  Snow totals are deeper in the far north of the region where there is 30 to 60 cm of recent storm snow.  All the new snow rests on surface hoar in sheltered locations and a sun crust on solar aspects. The surface hoar may be very sensitive to human triggering at lower elevations which is a bit different setup than we're used to.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":375,"length":129,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[{"offset":153,"length":19,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"9n3a","text":"There are few different persistent weak layers (PWL's) we're watching in the mid and lower snowpack. A patchy layer of small surface hoar crystals and a sun crust both from early February are now 30-80 cm deep. A couple of weak layers that formed in January are buried in proximity to one another 80-140 cm below the surface and continue to give hard results in snowpack tests. Below that, an early season crust lurks at the base of the snowpack. Some large avalanches have been triggered on these layers, usually during periods of rapid loading by new snow or wind and by large loads or from thin, rocky areas.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":125,"length":12,"key":1},{"offset":362,"length":14,"key":2}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/map/forecasts/northwest-inland?panel=mountain-information-network-submissions/45dd3cd8-adee-43ab-9266-54e42c69bf36"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar","target":"_self","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/55232d36-4ed4-4904-86a2-4d5d96da6e6b"}}}}