{"blocks":[{"key":"j8js","text":"Another 10-20 cm of new snow is expected by Thursday morning, adding to 20-50 cm of snow the region has received since Sunday. Pine Pass and the MacGregors have been snowfall hot spots. In exposed areas at treeline and above, a forecast switch to northwest winds could promote wind slab formation across a wide range of aspects.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6fjph","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"40kna","text":"Our new and recent snow collectively overlies a previously wind-affected surface comprised of old hard wind slabs, sastrugi, and areas stripped back to the ground or old crusts. Snow at this interface was significantly weakened during the cold snap, which means the bond here remains in question. This is especially important as more new snow and warming make their way into the region.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2hsn2","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bqogt","text":"A crust that was formed at treeline elevations and below in early December has been reported in parts of this region. It can be found down 50-100 cm. Although this layer is now considered dormant in the region, a large amount of new snow or warming temperatures have the potential to wake it up, and larger avalanches in surface layers or natural cornice falls may have potential to step down to this layer in isolated areas. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ft0t0","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9kcfv","text":"The base of the snowpack is composed of crusts and weak faceted grains, particularly in thin snowpack areas east of the divide. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{}}