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</style><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">On Wednesday and Tuesday we received a reports of two very large (size 4 and 4.5) natural avalanches that are suspected to have failed on a deep weak layer near the base of the snowpack. The larger of these occurred near Snowbound Creek west of Terrace on a south aspect at 1400 m and ran full path from ridge top to valley bottom, destroying a significant amount of mature forest beyond it's historical trimlines. </span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Skier controlled and natural wind slab avalanches up to size 2 were also reported on Tuesday on north to east aspects between 1200-1400 m.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Evidence of a widespread natural cycle up to size 3 was reported from Sunday and Monday. And explosive control work on Monday produced numerous size 2.5 - 3 storm slabs on southeast through southwest aspects at all elevations.</span></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">Skiers in the Shames area on Sunday reported reactive storm slabs up to size 2 on south and west aspects. </span><a id='GoToAdded' href="http://www.avalanche.ca/mountain-information-network/submissions/5f1a41dc-4e1d-46a8-b57e-ec263797d181" target="_blank"><span class="s_B5813F7D">Read the MIN report here.</span></a><span class="s_AA239A9B" /></p><p class="p_CC664AAA"><span class="s_3FE45715">In the north (colder &amp; drier inland area) near Ningunsaw there was a remotely triggered size 2.5 avalanche on Sunday with a hard slab releasing near the ground in shallow snowpack area with a gentle start zone. </span></p>