{"blocks":[{"key":"dpocm","text":"A natural cycle occurred Thursday releasing several large natural avalanches (size 2.5): storm slabs in alpine terrain, cornice falls pulling storm slabs, wind slabs and wet slabs running to valley bottom. Smaller loose avalanches were also triggered by solar input and warm temperatures at lower elevations. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":170,"length":34,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"9efjl","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1n6ej","text":"Wednesday's storm resulted in some small (mostly size 1) slab avalanches in the top 15 cm of new snow. Explosive control in the Invermere area keep producing few size 2 avalanches that failed on the early December persistent weak layer. These occurred on relatively shallow northeast-facing slopes at 2000 m, where the layer was buried 60-80 cm deep.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"600fk","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5bpf8","text":"We have seen sporadic avalanche activity on this persistent weak layer since Jan 4. These have included some large human triggered avalanches, such as this size 3.5 avalanche just outside the region at Pedley Pass on Jan 4 and this avalanche near Golden on Jan 9, as well as large natural avalanches like this one reported in the South Purcells on Jan 9. These avalanches suggest the persistent slab problem is an ongoing concern in the Purcells.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":355,"length":91,"style":"BOLD"}],"entityRanges":[{"offset":202,"length":11,"key":1},{"offset":247,"length":6,"key":2},{"offset":330,"length":14,"key":3}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/ad9c9964-df25-4beb-b09b-973af2f1de73"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/1ad4f519-6dd2-11ec-aed3-f25e2c50a777"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/87bcb396-d4a7-4c61-8725-ad0efa152bb0"}},"3":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/bb1398dd-3039-42ab-9427-8f32050589f9"}}}}