{"blocks":[{"key":"958nl","text":"An extensive natural avalanche cycle occurred over the midweek as up to 70 cm of new snow blanketed the region on Tuesday and was subsequently redistributed by strong winds. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5ifvb","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9l7o","text":"Observations show many storm and wind slab releases, of course during but also following this event, generally in the size 1.5-2.5 range with several reaching up to size 3. In the Trans-Canada corridor, a size 4 (VERY LARGE) avalanche ran on Mt. Laurie. Observations from Friday show a slight transition toward wind slab releases as well as further evidence of the preceding avalanche cycle. Wind slab reports have failed to reveal a predominant aspect, likely owing to recent shifting winds.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6imnp","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8isls","text":"Persistent slab releases have not figured too prominently in reports thus far, but the few that have been reported are notable. Check out these MIN reports from the Gorge area and from Mt. MacPherson for an example of the isolated deep releases we're concerned about.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":161,"length":9,"key":0},{"offset":185,"length":14,"key":1}],"data":{}},{"key":"2qgsj","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"16jgr","text":"Looking forward to Sunday, it's worth continuing to give wind slabs a wide berth as you approach wind affected terrain, and to remain suspicious of steeper sheltered slopes where new snow may have slabbed up over a layer of surface hoar. Using small test slopes to investigate the bond of recent snow is a good plan, but be cautious about extending your observations to more committing terrain. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"13mrh","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3t826","text":"Note that a bit of forecast new snow will add to (and obscure) our wind slab problem, while adding just a bit more load to our buried surface hoar.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/8bb3db8f-3391-441d-9f27-29d25fdce5b5"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/e77a0dbb-bd81-43cd-a879-fd435cf17d32"}}}}