{"blocks":[{"key":"do3fg","text":"With heavy snowfall, high wind, and warming temperatures overnight we expect a widespread natural avalanche cycle occurred.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"30o9d","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"59jkk","text":"On Friday, professional operations reported natural and explosive triggered cornice failures up to size 2 that triggered small slab avalanches on the slopes below. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"a8m7s","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3fmj","text":"We have been paying close attention to the early December crust, which has formed a persistent weak layer in the region. The last reported avalanche on this layer was on Dec 24, but it produced several notable avalanches around Dec 16 at elevations between 1800-2100 m. Learn more about how this persistent weak layer is developing in our latest forecaster blog.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":339,"length":22,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"nlb3","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"a82ah","text":"Persistent cold temperatures in the last week may have made cornices facetted and weak, highlighting the importance of avoiding overhead hazard and giving them a wide berth when travelling at ridge crest. Cornice failures can create a large load on the snowpack and trigger persistent weak layers.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":128,"length":15,"key":1},{"offset":192,"length":11,"key":2}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/dont-trust-a-robust-crust"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#overhead-hazard"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#ridgetop"}}}}