{"blocks":[{"key":"bnrte","text":"3-day snow totals of 25-40 cm are expected to accumulate on the surface by Thursday morning. The new snow has buried a new layer of large surface hoar that was observed in sheltered areas of the region in advance of the storm. This interface may instead present as a thin sun crust on steep, sun exposed aspects.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5qjtf","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8iafb","text":"The new snow adds to 15-30 cm of storm snow from last week. The (December 27) interface below this snow may present as surface hoar on sheltered, shaded aspects, as a sun crust on steep sun-exposed aspects or as a more widespread melt-freeze crust below about 1700 metres. Reactivity at this layer has been noted in recent professional and MIN reports and in some places it may continue to behave as a primary storm slab interface.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":344,"length":7,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"deqru","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"20i3q","text":"A widespread layer of large, feathery, surface hoar from mid-December will likely now be found 90-160 cm deep. Activity on this interface has tapered off, but there is concern for the possibility of storm slab releases to step down to this layer.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":39,"length":12,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"e42lo","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"c0fq0","text":"A weak layer formed in late November is now buried around 1 m or more below the surface. Concern for this layer is limited to variable snowpack depth areas in the alpine where it most likely exists as a combination of facets and crust.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/20417603-dc38-41d3-8caf-ca53afc736cd"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar","target":"_self","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}}}}