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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Thursday 09.05.2024

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions later in the day. Windslabs are expected to form in lee areas at higher elevations in the afternoon.
Rain may lead to some wet avalanches releasing naturally.
  • The danger is greatest from Thursday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow
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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)

Wednesday 8. May 2024

I høyden ligger det et tynt nysnølag oppå smelteomvandlet snø. Lenger nede i snødekket finnes det fortsatt rester av et gammelt skarelag. Sist uke påvirket mildvær og regn snødekket høyt til fjells. Siden fredag har temperaturen sunket og snødekket ble gjenfrosset.

Under ca 400 moh er snødekket smelteomvandlet, stedvis “råttent”. Klarvær på nettene gjør at dette nå fryser på. Det er stedvis lite snø under 200 moh.

Søndag ble noen våte løssnøskred observert.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. May 2024

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -6 °C to 5 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 9. May 2024

9-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -2 °C to 4 °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

Utover ettermiddagen vil nedbør og sterk vind danne ferske fokksnøflak høyt til fjells over mildværsgrensen. Disse flakene vil være spesielt ustabile når de er helt ferske, men forventes generelt å være små.

I lavereliggende områder begynner snødekket å bli vant med mildvær og regn, men likevel kan våte skred ikke utelukkes helt når regn treffer området på kvelden.
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