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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Sunday 23.01.2022

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Very unstable conditiones. Very large avalanches are likely, both wet and dry. Avoid all avalanches terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously 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

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

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)

Saturday 22. January 2022

I lavlandet ble snøen fuktet av mildværet tidligere i uken. Kaldere temperatur fra onsdag ettermiddag gjør at snøen nå holder på å fryse til.

Torsdag er det kommet 30-40 cm nysnø i sørlige deler av regionen.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag med kantkorn under skarelag, men disse er trolig svært vanskelig å påvirke. Det er knyttet usikkerhet til utbredelsen av lagene.

Torsdag gikk det et middels stort skred i nærheten av vei på Stormoa på Senja. Onsdag ble det observert flere lengre bruddkanter og skredmasser fra Storfjellet og Loftstinden. Disse har trolig gått under mildværet tirsdag - onsdag.

Mountain weather

Saturday 22. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -5 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 23. January 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to strong gale from the southwest during the evening. -3 °C to 3 °C at 700 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 fortsetter å være knyttet til mildværet. Skredfaren vil være størst søndag kveld. Lokalt ventes store nedbørsmengder. Det er fare for store naturlig utløste skred, både over og under mildværsgrensen.

Unngå ferdsel i og nært skredterreng.
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