{"blocks":[{"key":"eiuqd","text":"This week, the region has seen 30-40cm of new snow. In sheltered areas, this new snow will remain loose and unconsolidated, but in exposed areas strong westerly winds will continue to redistribute this snow into fresh wind slabs in the alpine and treeline. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"eqmhi","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"e2808","text":"Prior to this storm, in the south of the region, 5-10mm surface hoar growth has been observed from cold, clear nights on Sunday and Monday. Elsewhere, cold temperatures will have promoted near surface faceting. This has the potential to create a weak layer for new wind slabs to fail on, especially where a crust is present below. As a result, extra caution should be taken as we investigate the bond between these layers.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":56,"length":12,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"5rne8","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6hbm9","text":"The lower snowpack consists of a series of early season crusts. Cold temperatures will have promoted faceting around these crusts. Shallow alpine slopes along the eastern side of the Rockies towards Jasper may have weaker, faceted snow near the ground. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":223,"length":12,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"78csg","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"s4kn","text":"Snowpack depths at treeline range from 60cm-200cm, with the shallower value mainly in the eastern side of the range. The alpine snowpack ranges from 150cm-200cm. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow"}}}}