{"blocks":[{"key":"b1ajt","text":"30-70 cm of storm snow fell Tuesday and Wednesday with generally strong southerly winds. Expect the new snow to be deeper and slabbier on leeward slopes.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":138,"length":15,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"eace0","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"qfu7","text":"All this new snow sits on a variety of snow surfaces:  variable wind slabs and hard wind-scoured surfaces in terrain exposed to the wind, and preserved powder and possible surface hoar in sheltered areas. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":64,"length":10,"key":1},{"offset":172,"length":12,"key":2}],"data":{}},{"key":"b0o8i","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5pakc","text":"A weak layer of facets (sugary snow) can be found over a widespread crust that formed in early December (down 100-200 cm). This layer has been most reactive at lower alpine and treeline elevations, between 1500-2100 m. Large size 2 and 3 avalanches on this persistent slab problem have been reported recently. This problem is particularly hard to predict and tricky to manage. Get more details and photos in our forecaster blog. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":16,"length":6,"key":3},{"offset":412,"length":15,"key":4}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#leeward"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#wind-slab"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}},"3":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#faceted-snow"}},"4":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/the-last-straw","target":"_blank","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/the-last-straw"}}}}