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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Tuesday 25.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
New wind deposited snow will create new unstable wind slabs.

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

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

Mildværet søndag har gjennomfuktet snøen høyt til fjells. Over mildværsgrensen har kraftig vind og snøvær sannsynligvis ført til en vindpåvirket snøoverflate med store ansamlinger av fersk fokksnø i leområder.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag med kantkorn under skarelag, men disse er trolig svært vanskelig å påvirke. Det er knyttet usikkerhet til utbredelsen av lagene.

Mandag gikk det et svært stort skred i Spansdalen.

Mountain weather

Monday 24. January 2022

13 mm precipitation, up to 28 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Monday night. Strong gale from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -8 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 25. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southwest during the evening. -9 °C to -3 °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

Det verste været har passert, men det vil fortsette å snø med med vind fra vest. Eldre fokksnøflak er trolig vanskelige å påvirke, men ny pålagring av snø i leheng vil danne nye ustabile fokksnøflak. Det vil være lett å løse ut skred for en enkelt skiløper.
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