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Avalanche warning for region Salten Monday 14.01.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
UPDATED MONDAY MORNING. Avoid recently loaded slopes in the alpine. The persistent weak layer is still present above treeline. The old snowpack are mostly melt forms and stable below treeline. Recent storm snow is not bonding well to the surface crust.

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).

Poor bonding between crust and overlying 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)

Monday 14. January 2019

Fredag var det svært kraftig vind, på det meste storm styrke, men det ikke de helt store nedbørmengdene. Vinden har fraktet mye av snøen bort og lagt opp tildels betydelige mengder i noen leheng.
Snødekket består etter kraftig mildvær av smelteformer fra topp til bunn under ca 700 moh.
Over 700 moh er det fortsatt tørrsnø og tilhørende lagdeling og ujevn fordeling av snøen i terrenget.

Det er fortsatt vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn mot bakken, men det ventes at disse blir låst av overliggende skarelag eller fokksnø.

Mountain weather

Sunday 13. January 2019

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southeast during the evening. -16 °C to -10 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 14. January 2019

3 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -17 °C to -11 °C at 1400 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

Oppdatert mandag morgen: Uvær med kraftig vind og snøbyger vil gi økt skredfare i regionen utover ettermiddagen. Det ventes store lokale forskjeller. Skredproblemet ventes være fokksnøflak, både dårlig binding til det gamle snødekket og sjikt i fokksnøen.
Sålen av smelteomvandlet snø under skoggrensen vil fort bli stabil nå som det blir kaldere.
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