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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Wednesday 12.12.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes. Wind slabs may be easy to trigger in the alpine. In areas where the snow is still loose, the avalanche danger will be lower. The snowpack is still shallow and rock are protruding the snow surface.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Tuesday 11. December 2018

Siste snøfall var i helgen. Siden har det kortvarig vært en del vind som har gitt ujevn fordeling av snøen, særlig i høyfjellet.

I høyfjellet har det vært snø en stund, denne eldre snøen består i stor grad av smelteomvandlet skaresnø som for det meste ligger i renner og søkk.

Under skoggrensen er det eldre snødekket smelteomvandlet etter mildvær forrige helg.

Det er observert spor av kantkorn, men det er så langt ikke noe bekymring rundt dette laget.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 11. December 2018

No precipitation. Breeze from east. -14 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Wednesday 12. December 2018

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -12 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Vinden avtar og eventulle ferske fokksnøflak får tid til å stabilisere seg, men enkelte steder kan disse fortsatt være lette å løse ut.

Flere steder vil nysnøen fra helgen fortsatt være løs og herlig.

Husk at tidlig på sesongen kan selv små skred få konsekvenser pga mye oppstikkende steiner.
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