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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Thursday 23.05.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new 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 22. May 2024

I fjellet kom det 5- 10 cm nysnø 18. mai, og denne ligger fremdeles løs og ubunden flere steder.

Under nysnøen er det stort sett hard fokksnø og/eller skare.

Det er generelt lite snø i Longyearbyen.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag både i snødekket og ved bakken, men disse er svært vanskelig å påvirke.

Det er også usikkerhet knyttet til om det kan være et kantkornproblem høyere i snødekket lengre vest.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 22. May 2024

No precipitation. Breeze from northwest, changing to calm/light breeze from the southeast during the evening. -9 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 23. May 2024

12 mm precipitation, up to 22 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to gale from the southeast during renoon. -9 °C to -6 °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

Sterk vind og snøfall vil gi ferske fokksnøflak i leheng. Disse flak vil være lette å løse ut.

Det er fortsatt svake lag i snødekket, men disse er svært vanskelig å påvirke. Vær obs på at disse lag kan bli lettere å påvirke med økt belastning av vindtransportert snø.
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