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Avalanche warning for region Salten Sunday 28.02.2021

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid avalanche terrain. Heavy rain well into the alpine is weakening the snowpack. Large wet naturally released avalanche are likely.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Persistent weak layer (slab 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 faceted snow near surface

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)

Saturday 27. February 2021

Mildvær preger snødekket i lavlandet. I høyden har det lagt seg fersk fokksnø.
Kraftig vind har gjort at snøfordelingen er ujevn i terrenget.
Det er lite snø for årstiden, og kun et tynt snølag mange steder som dekker stein og tuer, særlig opp til skoggrensa.

Snødekket er komplekst oppbygd med flere vedvarende svake lag og skarelag. Utbredelse og responsen fra de svake lagene er veldig ulik fra område til område.

Det meldes om stor skredaktivitet etter mildværet midt i uka.

Mountain weather

Saturday 27. February 2021

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -7 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 28. February 2021

25 mm precipitation, up to 70 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the southwest. -3 °C to 2 °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

Skredfaren ventes å øke til 4-stor. Svært store nedbørmengder og økende mildværsgrense svekker snødekket.
Store naturlig utløste skred ventes i mange heng over skoggrensen.

Det er fare for glideskred i lavere områder.

Over mildværsgrensen vil det bygge seg opp store ansamlinger av fokksnø. Også her ventes det store naturlig utløste skred.

Unngå skredterreng.
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