{"blocks":[{"key":"cb7o1","text":"A variable 10-30 cm of new snow has buried a mix of large surface hoar from below treeline into the alpine, in places either combined with rime crust or replaced by sun crust on steep sun-exposed aspects. Snowfall is forecast to continue through Wednesday night.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7f4vt","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2gvuf","text":"The new snow adds to 10-30 cm of low density snow we received late last week. This older storm snow has been blown into wind slabs in some exposed areas, but in most places it remains unconsolidated. The interface below it may present as a sun crust on steep sun-exposed aspects,  as surface hoar in more sheltered lower elevations, or as a more widespread melt-freeze crust below about 1700 metres. In some places it may  begin to behave as a primary storm slab interface below our new snow accumulations.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1vm6e","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"d886h","text":"110 to 180 cm of snow is now resting on a widespread layer of large, feathery, surface hoar from mid-December. Activity on this interface has tapered off, but there is some concern for loading from forecast snowfall to reinvigorate avalanche activity at this depth","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":79,"length":12,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"6kfer","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"caev0","text":"Another weak layer formed in late November is now over 170 cm deep. Concern for this layer is limited to rocky or 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":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar","target":"_self","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}}}}