{"blocks":[{"key":"3lbg9","text":"The Lizard Range has received over 90 mm of water from this system which has translated to about 40-60 cm of heavy, upside down type snow at treeline elevation. Convective snow/rain showers could add 10-20 cm to the snowpack on Thursday. Snow has generally been rain-soaked below 1600 m. All of this new load sits on a variety of old surfaces like sun crusts, freezing rain crusts, old wind-pressed snow or cold, weak snow crystals on shaded aspects. Moderate to strong southwest winds have likely contributed to cornice growth as well.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8shns","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7d7mp","text":"Storm slabs or loose wet avalanches may step down to old persistent layers such as the surface hoar layer buried at the end of January. The distribution of this layer is spotty in nature but has produced avalanches and snowpack test results in the past week, mostly in the Flathead. While it does not appear to be as widespread or reactive in the Lizard Range, it has been found in some locations. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"epoa3","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6l23t","text":"The lower snowpack is well consolidated, with a crust/facet layer from early-December found near the bottom of the snowpack. It is currently considered dormant but with big rain on snow events, operators will be on guard. Check out the forecaster blog for more information. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[{"offset":236,"length":15,"key":0}],"data":{}},{"key":"5k04a","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"LINK","mutability":"MUTABLE","data":{"href":"https://avalanche.ca/blogs/the-crust-that-never-dies","target":"_blank","url":"https://avalanche.ca/blogs/the-crust-that-never-dies"}}}}