{"blocks":[{"key":"1liks","text":"Overnight, clear skies and cooling temperatures will refreeze the surface of the snowpack. A thin breakable crust exists on most aspects and elevations, while a thicker more prominent crust can be expected at lower elevations and on south-facing aspects. Warm daytime temperatures and strong solar radiation will likely cause these crusts to break down throughout the day.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"sm14","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ei1um","text":"Strong westerly winds in the past week have created extensive wind-effect in open areas at all elevations. Expect to find old and new wind slabs on a variety of aspects, with the most recent and reactive slabs formed in terrain features lee to the northwest. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"50p27","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"fr4vk","text":"Several weak layers exist in the upper snowpack including buried crusts, facets, and a prominent weak layer of surface hoar. This surface hoar is the dominating feature. It was buried in late January and exists 60 to 100 cm deep in the snowpack. Reports suggest that the surface hoar is most prominent in sheltered openings at and below treeline.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"44r2s","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"d72hg","text":"The facet/crust layer that formed in early December is buried around 120 to 250 cm. The last reported avalanche was on January 31 from a large explosive, and before that on January 23. Although unlikely, the layer could be triggered from a large load like a cornice fall or a shallower slab avalanche could step down to this layer. Humans are unlikely to trigger it, with perhaps the exception in thin, shallow snowpack areas. Check out the forecaster blog for more information.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":441,"length":15,"key":0}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/blogs/the-crust-that-never-dies"}}}}