{"blocks":[{"key":"bn4vf","text":"10-30cm of new snow has been redistributed by moderate to strong westerly winds, creating new wind slabs in the alpine and treeline. Below this new snow, a weak layer of surface hoar or facets can be found from previous cold temperatures and clear skies. This weak layer will add to the reactivity of new wind slabs, especially where they are sitting on a crust.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9v01v","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"85moa","text":"Snowpack depths range from 150 cm- 300 cm at treeline and 200 cm- 400 cm in the alpine.  The Dec 1st crust extends up to 2000m in the southwest of the region, but may only be found to around 1200m in the Terrace area. This crust is down 70-100cm in sheltered areas. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"45pgg","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bigte","text":"There are recent reports of large to very large avalanches running on or near the ground in Bear Pass, Ningunsaw, the Nass River Valley, and around Smithers. We don't know how widespread this problem may be, or if all events reflect the same avalanche problem, but we are definitely keeping an eye on it, and would be avoiding large features and areas with thin to thick snowpack transitions for now. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":357,"length":13,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"fp3dh","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2hvda","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2435p","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#shallow-rocky-start-zone"}}}}