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Avalanche warning for region Salten Wednesday 02.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
A brief spell of warm weather may cause naturally released wet loose avalanches. The snow cover is very sparse. In the high alpine, smaller wind slabs can be triggered.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Tuesday 1. December 2020

Tirsdag er det kommet noen få cm med snø til havnivå.

Under skoggrensen er det svært lite eller ingen snø. Over 500 moh ligger det en liten såle av skaresnø. Flekkvis ligger det noe mer snø i forsenkninger og her er det fokksnøansamlinger.

Det har vært vekslende temperaturer og snøgrensen går stadig opp og ned.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 1. December 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the south during the afternoon. -10 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 2. December 2020

2 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from south. -8 °C to 0 °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

Onsdag blir det ny runde med kraftig vind, stigende temperaturer og regn. Dette gjør at snødekket minker på nytt. Når mildværet slår inn kan det gå små naturlig utløste våte skred. I høyden er det få områder som har nok lagdelt snø til å gi skredfare.
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