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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Wednesday 24.04.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The snowpack is still wet and unstable. Avoid potential release areas and runout areas for avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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)

Tuesday 23. April 2019

Tirsdag kom det regn høyt til fjells, så snøoverflaten er våt.

Dypt i snødekket har det lenge ligget et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn. Laget har hatt stor utbredelse, men det er usikkert hvordan regnet de siste dagene har påvirket dette laget. Sannsynligvis er det nå smelteomvandlet de fleste steder, men i høyden på steder med tykt snødekke kan det fortsatt ligge intakt.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 23. April 2019

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west. 0 °C to 5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 24. April 2019

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from west. 0 °C to 5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Etter regn og høy temperatur på tirsdag kan det fortsatt være mye vann i snødekket. Plussgrader i fjellet vil gi mer smelting og vann i snøen, særlig i solvendte heng. Faren for naturlig utløste skred opprettholdes, men ventes å være mindre utbredt enn på tirsdag.
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