{"blocks":[{"key":"8jaui","text":"Small (size 1-1.5) storm slabs were triggered by explosives further north in the region on Wednesday. A few larger (up to size 2.5) slab avalanches failed naturally overnight, likely due to a combination of new snow and strong wind. As more snow accumulates with strong winds, storm slabs are expected to grow in size and reactivity.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"b5h76","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1r0o2","text":"Last Sunday, small pockets of human-triggered wind slab were recently reported at treeline elevations closer to Terrace, while larger (size 2-3.5) wind slabs were reported further north in the Bear Pass area releasing naturally from alpine start zones. Several of these avalanches released down to a weak layer formed in mid-January. During the weekend warm-up, numerous natural loose wet avalanches in steep terrain (size 1-2) were observed up to 1000 m. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":135,"length":10,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"biiuc","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7eusu","text":"Reports of deep persistent slab avalanches have been trickling in throughout the month, with a size 2.5 deep persistent avalanche triggered by explosives in the Ningunsaw area on Tuesday. Prior to this avalanche, the last reported event occurred on Jan 17th. They are associated with a November crust layer near the base of the snowpack which has produced very large avalanches (size 3+) with crown depths of around 2 m. These have typically run in alpine terrain, on lee or cross-loaded slopes. Recent loading has been a good test for this layer and it seems to be trending less reactive.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#sizes-of-avalanches"}}}}