{"blocks":[{"key":"2svin","text":"On Friday and overnight into Saturday, numerous natural and rider triggered storm slab avalanches up to size 3 were reported by professional operations in the region. Avalanche control with explosives produced size 1.5 to 3.5 avalanches, mostly in the storm snow.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4agi0","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1dk13","text":"A very large storm slab avalanche (size 3) ran naturally in Mount Revelstoke National Park on Friday afternoon. Up to 3 m of snow buried the highway. This avalanche path rarely affects the road (only once every 5 or 10 years). The avalanche appears to have started as a storm slab, and stepped down to a deeper, persistent layer.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":286,"length":12,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"3csdo","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"dr8af","text":"Widespread loose dry avalanches were observed on unsupported features at treeline and below during the storm. Storm snow was very reactive to riders, as they were able to easily trigger soft slabs avalanches up to size 1.5 within the new snow. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"fvtf","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8un5c","text":"Although the persistent Dec crust/facets layer has recently been more active south and east of this region (details and photos here) it remains a concern in the Columbias as well. On Friday, two naturally triggered size 2 avalanches on this layer were reported near Monashee Provincial Park. They both started as windslab avalanches, and stepped down to this deeper, persistent layer in a thin, rocky area. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":127,"length":4,"key":1},{"offset":338,"length":12,"key":2},{"offset":389,"length":16,"key":3}],"data":{}},{"key":"a986l","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"69gco","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"898ge","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bkg8v","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#step-down-avalanche"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://avalanche.ca/blogs/persistent-slab-avalanches-in-southern-interior"}},"2":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#step-down-avalanche"}},"3":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#shallow-rocky-start-zone"}}}}