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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Wednesday 19.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Big wet natural avalanches are expected as long as it's high temperatures. Avoid avalanche release and run out areas. The danger for dry avalanches are expected to increase throughout the day.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

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 18. January 2022

Det har kommet mye nysnø de siste dagene, og med vind fra varierende retning har det bygget seg opp fokksnøflak i flere himmelretninger.

Det er kantkornlag både rundt skare og ved bakken. Observasjon fra søndag viser at disse fortsatt er lette å påvirke mellom 100-400 moh. Disse lagene er trolig tilstede også i fjellet, men ligger der under harde og bærende fokksnøflak.

Det ble i helgen observert flere middels store, naturlig utløste flakskred i nærheten av vei på Øksfjord-halvøya.

Søndag observeres flere drønn i snødekket mellom 100-200 moh i Krekendalen ved Øksfjorden.
Tirsdag har det kommet inn mildvær og regn i lavlandet.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 18. January 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the south during renoon. -11 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 19. January 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -10 °C to -1 °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

Faren for våte skred avtar utover dagen med synkende temperatur. Over mildværsgrensa vil det fortsatt kunne løsne store, tørre flakskred naturlig, etter stor pålagring de siste dagene. Vær svært forsiktig ved ferdsel i fjellet, og unngå skredterreng og utløpssoner.

Vær oppmerksom på at skred utløst i fokksnøen kan påvirke vedvarende svake lag dypere i snødekket, og føre til større skred.
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