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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Thursday 28.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The danger is increasing in the afternoon as the wind picks up. Wind slabs can easily be triggered.

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 27. March 2024

De siste dagene har det kommet nysnø. Dette har lagt seg oppå gammel snødekke som har vært preget av mildvær i lavlandet og kraftig vind høyere til fjells.

I begynnelsen av mars ble det dannet små kantkorn under fokksnøen, men det er usikkerhet rundt egenskapene til dette lag nå.

Dypere i snødekket er det kantkorn fra slutten av januar, men det er dekket av harde lag med både fokksnø og skare. Dette regnes ikke som et skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 27. March 2024

2-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 28. March 2024

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from northeast, changing to moderate gale from the east during the afternoon. -11 °C to -4 °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

Utover dagen kan det dannes ustabile fokksnøflak når vinden øker. Unngå bratte heng dersom du opplever faretegn som oppsprekkende snøoverflate og drønn fra snødekket.
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