{"blocks":[{"key":"5ltnr","text":"30-60 cm of storm snow fell Tuesday night through Thursday, with moderate to strong south through southwest winds. Expect the new snow to be deeper and slabbier on leeward slopes.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":164,"length":15,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"ag4e7","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7n1mb","text":"This new snow sits on a variety of snow surfaces:  variable wind slabs and hard wind-scoured surfaces in terrain exposed to the wind, and preserved powder and possible surface hoar in sheltered areas. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":60,"length":10,"key":1},{"offset":168,"length":12,"key":2}],"data":{}},{"key":"21hjj","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1tdmq","text":"This Mountain Information Network (MIN) post from Tuesday paints a great picture of the conditions around the Wendy Thompson hut before the bulk of the storm.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":4,"key":3}],"data":{}},{"key":"abtde","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"d6m0q","text":"A concerning layer of facets (sugary snow) can be found over a widespread crust that formed in early December (down 70-150 cm). This layer has been particularly reactive at lower alpine and treeline elevations, between 1500-2100 m. Large size 2 and 3 avalanches on this persistent slab problem have been reported recently in the neighbouring Sea-to-Sky region. This problem is particularly hard to predict and tricky to manage. Get more details and photos in our forecaster blog. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":22,"length":6,"key":4},{"offset":463,"length":15,"key":5}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#leeward"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#wind-slab"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}},"3":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/c7d8fe5e-15ac-4dd1-9151-006656f8b5b5"}},"4":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow"}},"5":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/the-last-straw","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/the-last-straw"}}}}