{"blocks":[{"key":"3gofe","text":"On Wednesday, some small natural and skier-triggered loose wet avalanches were observed from steep terrain features on all aspects. An isolated natural cornice failure was also reported. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2aqnf","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"687gm","text":"On Sunday, a near miss occurred on the late-January persistent weak layer in the area of Spectrum Peak, near Rainbow Mountain. At least three large avalanches with 1-2 metre crown fractures were remotely triggered by a group of hikers but no one was caught. Wind loading in the start zone may account for fracture depths that exceed the typical burial depth of the suspected weak layer.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"798b8","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ebn2s","text":"On Saturday in the South Coast Inland region, a fatal size 3 (very large) skier-triggered avalanche was reported in the Duffey Lake area which also failed on the late-January weak layer. This avalanche was triggered in a upper treeline feature on a northeast aspect and showed significant propagation. Click here to read a more detailed report. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":308,"length":4,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"ebruc","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"836jf","text":"This is the same layer that was responsible for a skier triggered size 2.5 avalanche last week on Rainbow mountain. Several smaller skier triggered avalanches on this layer were also reported last week. Most of the avalanche activity on this layer has taken place between 1800 m and 2000 m but it can also be found above and below this elevation band.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/map?panel=fatal-accidents%2Ffatal-avalanche-accident-cassiope-peak-20220205"}}}}