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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Thursday 14.01.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Some snowshowers in coastal areas of the region can create small wind slabs that are easy to trigger. The distribution of snow slabs and persistent weak layer are likely not going to overlap that much, and therefore the general conditions are stable elsewhere in the region.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Wednesday 13. January 2021

Det er lite snø og snøen er ujevnt fordelt i terrenget. Dominerende vindretning den siste tida har vært fra sør og det ligger mest snø i nordvendte sider, ellers er det mange steder avblåst ned til bakken. Snødekket i ytre strøk er smelteomvandlet og stabilt, lenger inn i regionen finnes det skarelag i toppen av snødekket.

Det er observert kantkornlag under skare i toppen av snødekket i Porsanger. Men dette ventes ikke å utgjøre et skredproblem før det legger seg flak av nysnø over.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 13. January 2021

No precipitation. Strong breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -21 °C to -11 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 14. January 2021

2-5 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest. -9 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

Snøbyger og vind i ytre strøk vil kunne danne enkelte ferske fokksnøflak her som vil være lette å løse ut. Utbredelsen av kantkornlag under skare og fersk fokksnø vil sannsynligvis ikke være særlig overlappende, og det vil fortsatt være generelt stabile forhold i indre strøk av regionen.
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