{"blocks":[{"key":"epc59","text":"Over the past few days there have been reports of wind slab, persistent slab (failing on the February 19 surface hoar layer), and deep persistent slab (failing on basal facets) avalanches. This pattern highlights how current  stormy weather is aggravating multiple weak layers in the snowpack.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":50,"length":9,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"4sb11","text":"On Wednesday a cornice failure in the Kispiox initiated a size 3 wind slab avalanche on a northeast facing feature at 1600 m that cleared out large timber in the valley. The recent storm snow was sensitive to human triggering, even in low angle terrain, running on the March 1st surface hoar. A few shallow natural wind slabs were also observed in steep terrain.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1ckh3","text":"Reports from Tuesday suggest wind slab avalanches occurred naturally in alpine terrain, while at treeline elevations several size 2-2.5 persistent slab avalanches released naturally and with artificial triggers. These slabs failed on the Feb 19 surface hoar layer on north and east aspects.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4ljqo","text":"Size 1 human triggered avalanches on the Feb 19 surface hoar layer have been reported almost daily since last Thursday. These have typically been 30 cm thick on a range of aspects. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8araq","text":"Cornice falls have been a common trigger for wind slabs on the slopes below, and last Friday a cornice fall triggered a size 3.5 deep persistent slab on a northeast facing slope at 1800 m.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/a4e3b003-f3d6-42f6-b0e8-50d49e122487"}}}}