{"blocks":[{"key":"8o89i","text":"Tuesday's storm dropped 30-50 cm of new snow over the region, depth varying with elevation. After a lull toward the end of the storm, wind is forecast to pick up again from the northwest on Thursday, likely building deep slabs in lee terrain features at upper elevations.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8sspr","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"dp04r","text":"A crust is buried 60-80 cm below the surface on solar aspects and below 1400 m. At higher elevations where this crust tapers out, the new snow has added significant load to a couple of deeply buried weak layers that we haven't quite ruled out as problems.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"d5vo6","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9u875","text":"The first and most concerning is a roughly 70-100 cm-deep persistent weak layer of surface hoar buried March 12 on sheltered northerly aspects around treeline. Deeper down, around 100 to 300 cm now overlies another layer of surface hoar (and faceted snow) buried in mid-February that may still be a concern in shallower snowpack areas. Although they haven't produced recent avalanches, professionals in the region have been tracking and treating these layers with caution. If it hasn't already been occurring, there is a chance further loading during Tuesday's storm could result in some step-down activity to produce very large and destructive avalanches.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"18efs","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"a2g56","text":"The mid and lower snowpack is well settled and strong in most areas.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{}}