{"blocks":[{"key":"6v888","text":"Regular snowfall over the past week brought about 40-80 cm of snow to the region, with the greatest accumulations focused heavily toward the Monashees. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2nvna","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6oaal","text":"Elevated, mainly south winds over the same period redistributed much of this snow in the alpine and upper treeline. Warm temperatures promoted slab formation with each snowfall as well as fairly quick transitions to settlement and bonding of the new snow. Surface snow is now moist or wet from warm temperatures, wet flurries, or rain up to at least 1500 metres.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6kdr1","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1atrc","text":"The layer of surface hoar we have been tracking since late December has gained considerable strength in recent days. It is now buried roughly 90-130 cm deep in the Selkirks and 120-160 cm deep in the Monashees and exists primarily at treeline and below treeline. It may still be triggerable by a large load in shallower snowpack areas.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":13,"length":12,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"3kfnq","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"12gvo","text":"A facet/crust layer from late November may still be found near the bottom of the snowpack. This layer has been triggered by explosives in thinner alpine start zones in the Selkirks, but not in several weeks.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":2,"length":17,"key":1}],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar","target":"_self","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#surface-hoar"}},"1":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#facetcrust-layer","target":"_self","url":"https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary#facetcrust-layer"}}}}