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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Thursday 22.02.2018

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions, be careful in lee areas with fresh wind deposited snow/storm slabs.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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
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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 21. February 2018

Mildvær i starten av uke 6 førte til et tynt, bristende skarelag på snøoverflaten opp til ca. 500 moh. Over 500 moh er det mer variert med stedvis glasert skare eller gamle, harde fokksnøflak. Etter mildværet kom et lett snøfall og flere steder ligger det fortsatt litt tørr løssnø. Det har noen steder dannet seg overflaterim.

På steder med tynt snødekke er det dannet et tykt lag med begerkrystaller ved bakken. I indre deler av regionen er det generelt tynnere snødekke og kantkorn/begerkrystaller har sannsynligvis større utbredelse der. Disse svake lagene utgjør ikke et problem nå.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 21. February 2018

2 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the northeast during the afternoon. -13 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 22. February 2018

1-5 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northeast. -14 °C to -8 °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

Snøbyger vil lokalt danne ferske nysnøflak i leheng, og varierende vindretning gjør at alle himmelretninger er utsatt. Nysnøflakene kan stedvis ligge på glatt skare.
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