{"blocks":[{"key":"958nl","text":"An extensive natural avalanche cycle occurred over Tuesday night and through the day on Wednesday 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":"70mnn","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"dou9d","text":"Early observations show many storm and wind slab releases 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 are still limited, but with somewhat clearer skies on Thursday it's expected we'll hear of a few more size 3 to 4 releases by the end of the day.","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 observations are still limited and the few that have been reported are notable. Check out this MIN from the Gorge area for an example of the isolated deep releases we're concerned about.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":178,"length":18,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"2qgsj","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"16jgr","text":"Looking forward to Friday, it remains a very good idea to give newly formed 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 or crust. Using small test slopes to investigate the bond of new snow is a good plan, but be cautious about extending your observations to more committing terrain.","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"}}}}