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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Friday 17.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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The temperature is expected to increase in the mountains during the day which can trigger wet avalanches. Be careful in steep terrain where the snow is soft or wet.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow
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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)

Thursday 16. May 2019

Tidligere i uka kom det litt påfyll av snø over ca. 600 moh, under dette var snøen våt og smelteomvandlet, mens i høyden var snødekket preget av hard skare med vindpakket myk/hard fokksnø. Torsdag var snødekket fuktig opp til ca. 800 moh pga plussgrader. Under 200-400 moh er det lite snø igjen.

Høyt til fjells, særlig i nordlige heng kan det fremdeles være vedvarende svake lag tilstede, men om disse lagene fortsatt er potente er svært usikkert.

Torsdag meldes det om mange små naturlig utløste løssnøskred.

Mountain weather

Thursday 16. May 2019

3-6 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -4 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 17. May 2019

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -2 °C to 4 °C at 1100 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

Fokksnøflak dannet etter snøvær tidligere i uka ventes å ha stabilisert seg, men temperaturen i fjellet er stigende og til kvelden kan det bli plussgrader til topps. Dette gir en oppbløtning av lag i den nyeste snøen og kan føre til enkelte våte løssnø- og flakskred.
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