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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Tuesday 25.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Difficult conditions. There is a persistent weak layer buried in the snow pack. Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground
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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)

Monday 24. January 2022

I helgen fuktet mildværet snødekket ganske høyt til fjells. Etter dette har det kommet tørr nysnø og lagt seg over den fuktige snøen. I fjellet er snødekket sannsynligvis ganske vindpåvirket.

Dypere i snødekket finnes det vedvarende svake lag. Mildværet i helgen har nok nøytralisert disse i lavlandet, men høyere til fjells er de sannsynligvis fortsatt tilstede.

Søndag kveld gikk svært stort skred over E6 ved Vassbergan/Falsnes.

Mountain weather

Monday 24. January 2022

12 mm precipitation, up to 22 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l Monday night. Strong gale from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -11 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 25. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -12 °C to -7 °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

Tirsdag byr på snøbyger og vind fra vest. I høyden vil dette føre til at ferske fokksnøflak dannes i leheng. Disse vil kunne være lette å løse ut, og enkelte skred kan bli store. Enkelte naturlig utløste skred kan heller ikke utelukkes.

Dypere i snødekket finnes det vedvarende svake lag, og om skred i fokksnøen eller annen stor belastning påvirker disse kan man få enkelte svært store skred. Mildværet i helgen har sannsynligvis nøytralisert mye av kantkornet i lavlandet, men det er vanskelig å si hvor høyt opp.
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