{"blocks":[{"key":"3lbg9","text":"20-35 cm of new snow fell with light winds overnight on Thursday and into Friday morning. A melt freeze crust may be present underneath this new snow, on all aspects, and reported as high as 2100 m.  ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5j9d8","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"57opu","text":"The Lizard Range has received over 120 mm of water from this system which has translated to about 50-70 cm of heavy, upside down type snow at treeline elevation. Snow has generally been rain-soaked below 1600 m. Expect to find moist snow underneath the melt-freeze crust, especially at lower elevations.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":117,"length":11,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"faaav","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"fnut3","text":"The recent storm snow sits on a variety of old surfaces buried in late February: sun crusts, freezing rain crusts, old wind-pressed snow or cold, weak snow crystals on shaded aspects.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8shns","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7d7mp","text":"Storm snow avalanches may step down to old persistent layers such as the surface hoar layer buried at the end of January. The distribution of this layer is spotty in nature but has produced avalanches and concerning snowpack test results in the past week, mostly in the Flathead. While it does not appear to be as widespread or reactive in the Lizard Range, it has been found in some locations. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"epoa3","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8rkfo","text":"The lower snowpack is generally well consolidated, with a crust/facet layer from early December found near the ground. It is currently considered dormant but could become active later this season. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":146,"length":7,"key":1}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#upside-down-snowpack"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/glossary#dormant-layer"}}}}