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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Wednesday 15.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Sun and an increase of temperature can produce small wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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 14. May 2019

I snøoverflata i fjellet finn ein no fersk fokksnø etter bygevær frå NV i helga kombinert med tidvis kraftig vind.
Det gamle snødekket består i hovedsak av smelteomvandla snø.
Snøgrensa ligg på om lag 300 moh.

Før helga var snødekket gjennomfukta og utan kritske lagdelingar i allefall opp til 1500 moh.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 14. May 2019

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from west. -6 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 15. May 2019

No precipitation. Breeze from west. -2 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Det kan framleis vere mogeleg å løyse ut skred i fokksnøen som har blitt danna dei siste dagane, men denne vil stabilisere seg, og det skal meir til for å løyse ut skred denne snøen no enn tidlegare i veka. I låglandet kan det gå små naturleg utløyste skred i nysnøen når temperaturen stig om ettermiddagen.
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