{"blocks":[{"key":"efj68","text":"Snowfall tapers off by Monday morning, bringing storm totals up to 50-90 cm, but strong southwest through west wind continue to blow. Expect to find deeper and more reactive slabs on north through east facing lee features. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":209,"length":3,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"fpjta","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7uef7","text":"Due to fluctuating freezing levels, riding conditions could be tricky around treeline and below. You may find a hard or breakable crust, or dense, grabby snow. This may sit on top of less dense snow, making the upper snowpack a little upside down.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":235,"length":11,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"bko3u","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7o54r","text":"In areas around Stewart, Bear Pass, and further north, a layer of facets or surface hoar can be found about a meter below the snow surface. Avalanches have been sliding on this weak layer through the recent storm, but it may strengthen as the temperatures cool and the snowpack adjusts to the new load.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":65,"length":7,"key":2},{"offset":76,"length":12,"key":3}],"data":{}},{"key":"1q1en","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"j2ka","text":"Check out this Mountain Information Network post for good picture of conditions in the Shames backcountry on Saturday. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":10,"length":4,"key":4}],"data":{}},{"key":"b8117","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"fjh8u","text":"The early December rain crust is up to 10 cm thick, down 100-200 cm in the snowpack, and exists to an average of 1400 m in elevation. While this layer had generally gone dormant in the region through the cold period, we're still waiting for reports to come in on how it reacted to the heavy snow and rain through the weekend. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"f95ja","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"aad9r","text":"Extra caution is necessary while the snowpack undergoes substantial warming after a prolonged period of cold conditions. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#leeward"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#upside-down-snowpack"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow"}},"3":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}},"4":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/8a06b71e-509d-4548-970b-03c20b6bd3f9"}}}}