{"blocks":[{"key":"b7q8s","text":"Overnight, light snowfall and moderate to strong westerly winds will have transported available snow into fresh wind slabs in the alpine and treeline. This new snow overlies a weak layer of near-surface facets and in isolated areas surface hoar, formed by the persistent cold temperatures earlier in the week.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":203,"length":6,"key":0},{"offset":232,"length":12,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"9jm1f","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bsmt3","text":"This week, variable winds have heavily impacted the snow in open alpine terrain and left wind slabs in atypical locations. It may be possible to find up to 20 cm of low density snow in sheltered areas. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7kjrg","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4b5ob","text":"A recent MIN report from the Duffey found a 40 cm deep surface hoar layer. It was found in sheltered north-facing treeline terrain and was reactive in snowpack tests. There are no other reports of this weakness, so it is most likely a relatively isolated instability.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3ed5e","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"eab00","text":"A weak layer of facets (sugary snow) may be found over a crust that formed in early December (down 70-150 cm). In the neighbouring Sea to Sky region this layer has been particularly reactive at treeline and low alpine elevations, between 1800-2100 m. We have seen a decreasing trend in avalanche activity on this layer as it has transitioned into a tricky low-probability high-consequence problem (see the problem description and travel advice for suggestions).","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":356,"length":32,"key":2}],"data":{}},{"key":"9f6oh","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3jqh5","text":"The lower snowpack is well settled. Snowpack depth at treeline ranges from 160-250cm.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#low-probability-high-consequence","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#low-probability-high-consequence"}}}}