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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Wednesday 12.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with newly deposited wind slabs. A persistent weak layer of facets is present in the snow cover, and is in general hard to trigger but it is possible some places, so be careful, especially where the snow cover is thin.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust
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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)

Tuesday 11. February 2020

Forbigåande mildvær har påverka snødekket i helga, mest på kysten og i mindre grad lenger inn i regionen. Nedst i skogen er det fuktig snø, medan det høgare er skare med litt nysnø opptil ca. 650 moh. Over mildværsgrensa er det for det meste harde fokksnøflak, og stadvis er det avblåst til gamal skare.

Kantkornlag over/under skarelag danna før jul eksisterar i heile regionen. Dette ligger stort sett djupt i snødekket og er vanskelege å påvirke. Nyare kantkornlag er observert under skarelag høgare i snødekket. Også dette ligg stort sett under hard fokksnø, men på stadar med tynnare snødekke vil det være mulig å påverke.

Dei siste dagane har det gått nokre skred på veg, både i Eibydalen (EV. 45) og ved Falkeredbukta (RV94). Det er også løyst ut små flakskred med Gas-x ved Skillefjord. I tillegg er det observert små tørre laussnøskred ved Laslettind.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 11. February 2020

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the west during the afternoon. -7 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 12. February 2020

1 mm precipitation, up to 6 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -8 °C to -4 °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 finnast nokre små ustabile fokksnøflak og nye kan dannast utover dagen. Gunstige temperaturar gjer likevel at dette vil stabilisere seg raskt, men stadvis kan fokksnø ha dårleg binding til underliggande skare. Kantkornlag har den siste tida vore vanskelege å påverke, men vær varsom der snødekket er tynt.
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