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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Sunday 26.05.2024

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Limited forecasts due to strike.
Generally stable conditions. Be careful in steep terrain where the snow is wet and loose. It could be possible to trigger small wet loose avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow 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)

Loose 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 25. May 2024

Snødekket er i all hovedsak smelteomvandlet og gjennomfuktet, og smeltes fort. Nysnøen fra starten av uken har blitt fuktet opp også høyt til fjells. I lavere strøk og rundt framstikkende steiner er snøen råtten.

Mountain weather

Saturday 25. May 2024

1-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 26. May 2024

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. 0 °C to 5 °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

Temperaturen stiger igjen og sola vil gjøre overflaten ekstra våt og løs. Det kan bli mulig å løse ut små, våte løssnøskred i bratt terreng. Husk at selv små skred kan ha alvorlige konsekvenser i nærheten av terrengfeller som klippe eller steinur.

Skavlbrudd og glideskred kan ikke utelukkes. Hold god avstand til skavler og glidesprekker.
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