{"blocks":[{"key":"78li","text":"An extensive natural avalanche cycle occurred over Tuesday night and through the day on Wednesday as around 40 cm of new snow blanketed the region on Tuesday and was subsequently redistributed by strong winds. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3gle9","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4g661","text":"Observations show many storm and wind slab releases, of course during but also following this event, generally in the size 1.5-2.5 range with several reaching up to size 3. In the Trans-Canada corridor, a size 4 (VERY LARGE) avalanche ran on Mt. Laurie. Observations from Friday show a slight transition toward wind slab releases as well as further evidence of the preceding avalanche cycle. Wind slab reports have failed to reveal a predominant aspect, likely owing to recent shifting winds.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"65qaj","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"79jis","text":"Persistent slab releases have not figured too prominently in reports, but observations are still limited and the few that have been reported are notable. Check out these MIN reports from the Gorge area and from Mt. MacPherson for an example of the isolated deep releases we're concerned about.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":187,"length":9,"key":0},{"offset":211,"length":14,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"bqqh1","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8cihu","text":"Looking forward to Saturday, it remains a good idea to give recently formed wind slabs a wide berth as you approach wind affected terrain, and to remain suspicious of steeper sheltered slopes where new snow may have slabbed up over a layer of surface hoar or crust. Using small test slopes to investigate the bond of new snow is a good plan, but be cautious about extending your observations to more committing terrain.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6u8pt","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/8bb3db8f-3391-441d-9f27-29d25fdce5b5"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/e77a0dbb-bd81-43cd-a879-fd435cf17d32"}}}}