{"blocks":[{"key":"j8js","text":"Up to 15 cm of new snow is expected by Wednesday morning, adding to 10-35 cm of snow the region has received since Sunday.  In exposed areas at treeline and above, southwest winds are expected to continue redepositing this snow into wind slabs in lee areas. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6fjph","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"40kna","text":"Our recent snow collectively overlies a previously wind-effected surface comprised of old hard wind slabs, sastrugi, and areas stripped back to the ground or old crusts. Snow at this interface was significantly weakened during the cold snap, which means the bond here remains in question.  This is especially important as forecast new snow and warming make their way into the region.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":50,"length":14,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"2hsn2","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bqogt","text":"A crust that was formed at treeline elevations and below in early December has been reported in parts of this region. It can be found down 50-100 cm. There have been no recent reports of avalanches on this layer. Although this layer is now considered dormant in the region, a large amount of new snow or warming temperatures have the potential to wake it up, and larger avalanches in surface layers or natural cornice falls may have potential to step down to this layer in isolated areas. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ft0t0","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9kcfv","text":"The base of the snowpack is composed of crusts and weak faceted grains, particularly in thin snowpack areas east of the divide. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#wind-effect"}}}}