{"blocks":[{"key":"ec8mh","text":"Northern and western areas of the North Rockies region received 30 to 50 cm of new snow last week, eastern and southern regions received much less with anywhere from a trace to around 25 cm. That means deeper snowpack areas have around 250 cm on the ground near treeline, thinner areas have around 100cm.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"e6ev5","text":"Layers of concern vary through the region too. Areas around Pine Pass and Tumbler have, within the top 40 to 80 cm,  surface hoar and  facet/crust layers formed in late November that are reactive in snowpack tests. We think they exist around treeline elevations throughout the region, and can likely be found in alpine terrain as well.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":117,"length":12,"key":0},{"offset":135,"length":11,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"d4mbm","text":"The lower snowpack contains several crust layers, which could be a concern in shallow areas along the eastern slopes of the region. Having said that, we have little to no information from places like Kakwa.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1sfg3","text":"In the west (e.g. Torpy) and south (McBride) where the snowpack is deep it is also stronger and missing some of the weak layers.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"esriv","text":"Throughout the region a new layer of surface hoar is being buried -- here's a pic from our NoRo field team.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":68,"length":38,"key":2}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary/#surface-hoar","target":"_self","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary/#surface-hoar"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=facet#facetcrust-layer","target":"_self","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=facet#facetcrust-layer"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/map?panel=mountain-information-network-submissions/24201956-7e65-4dd7-bc8f-c4a642d875ae"}}}}