{"blocks":[{"key":"4j9rt","text":"15-30 cm of new snow is forecast to fall by the end of the day in the south of the region, 10-15 cm in the north. The new snow falls over faceting wind affected surfaces in the alpine, a melt-freeze crust on steep solar aspects & low elevations and a widespread layer of large surface hoar crystals. New snow is expected to adhere poorly at this interface.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":277,"length":12,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"bu669","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ekgsu","text":"There are three prominent layers in the upper snowpack which have been largely dormant during the dry spell but may become reactive with new snow loads. These include a thin crust and a spotty layer of surface hoar down 20 cm, a layer of facets and small surface hoar around 60 cm deep, and a thick layer of facets from the end of December 80-100 cm deep.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4v9cs","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"sk43","text":"The lower snowpack is strong and settled in most parts of the region, except the southernmost part of the region around Blue River where there is a deeply buried crust/facet layer from early December that could be exhibiting similar behavior to the deep persistent slab problem in the neighboring North Columbia region. This layer is most prevalent at below treeline elevations and has been reactive to heavy triggers like smaller slab avalanches that step down. Check out our latest forecaster blog on the crust that never dies.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":484,"length":15,"key":1}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/the-crust-that-never-dies"}}}}