{"blocks":[{"key":"aous2","text":"Two MIN reports (MIN 1 and MIN 2) on Friday, Dec 3 from Quartz Creek report a deep persistent avalanche failing at the base of the snowpack sometime in the middle of the day. While its unknown if the images MIN 2 cover the same rider-triggered avalanche avalanche reported in MIN 1, they certainly highlight weak and reactive snow at the base of the snowpack.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":17,"length":6,"key":0},{"offset":27,"length":5,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"dvtr0","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"c3m3a","text":"On Thursday, Dec 2 evidence of a natural avalanche cycle to size 3 occurring overnight Wed-Thurs was observed around the Golden area and north end of the forecast region. Through the day (and throughout the region), large storm slabs (size 2) and large deep persistent slabs (size 2-2.5) were triggered by explosives.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"b2hdn","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4p6h0","text":"On Wednesday, Dec 1 a natural avalanche cycle was observed near Golden, including storm slabs and cornice failures to size 2 in north facing terrain. Explosive control work also produced several storm slabs. Nearby Glacier National Park observed a widespread natural avalanche cycle and produced up to size 3.5 avalanches with explosive control methods. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"dpm5c","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"dv90s","text":"Of note, several recent avalanches in the Toby Creek drainage are thought to have failed on a late November surface hoar layer. This is believed to be lurking around the Toby Creek drainage area, however data is sparse this early in the season and this layer may extend to other areas.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":196,"length":89,"style":"ITALIC"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/6a5e6e58-2c9a-4777-a52b-73966a5b76bd"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/0c3161da-5ecf-47c1-b03f-1e52f8138659"}}}}