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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Sunday 19.05.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Old man Winter is making a comeback above 500 meters. Unstable wind slabs can be encountered on some slopes. Avoid areas prone to glide avalanches at lower elevations.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger 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)

Buried weak layer of new snow

Glide avalanches

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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 18. May 2024

Den siste tiden har det vært plussgrader til fjelltopphøyde, fravær av nattefrost og perioder med en del nedbør som regn.

Snødekket er i all hovedsak smelteomvandlet, grovkornet snø i overflaten.

Snøgrensen kryper stadig oppover og det er mange steder bart i fjellet.

Glidesprekker er utbredt.

Rundt de høyeste toppene og i enkelte nordvendte fjellsider kan det fortsatt være lagdelt snø med harde skarelag fra tidligere i vinter.

Mountain weather

Saturday 18. May 2024

14 mm precipitation, up to 24 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from southwest. -1 °C to 8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 19. May 2024

12 mm precipitation, up to 28 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from west. -4 °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

Vinteren gjør et lite comeback i høyden. Over 500 moh kan det danne seg små ustabile nysnøflak. Disse kan være lette å løse ut.

Unngå ferdsel under glidesprekker i lavlandet.
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