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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Thursday 15.04.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid lee areas with newly deposited wind slabs. Persistent weak layers exist in the inner part of the region but are covered with hard snow and are therefor hard to trigger. It is generally a stable snow pack.

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
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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 14. April 2021

Nysnø som kjem i kombinasjon med vind vil legge seg oppå det eksisterande harde snødekket, som består av vindpåverka og smelteomdanna snø. Sidan vinden har vore så sterk er det stadvis avblåst til bakken eller gamal skare.

I indre del av regionen finnast det vedvarande svake lag med kantkorn i samband med skare og som begerkrystallar ved bakken. Desse er svært vanskelege å påverke sidan dei ligg under hard snø.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 14. April 2021

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the evening. -10 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 15. April 2021

3-6 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -11 °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

I enkelte heng med fersk fokksnø er det lett å løyse ut skred. Det er fordi fokksnøflak danna onsdag treng tid til å stabilisere seg, og nokre nye små fokksnøflak kan dannast utover dagen. Gunstige temperaturar gjer likevel at fokksnøen stabiliserer seg relativt raskt.
Ellers er det generelt stabil snø, og dei vedvarande svake laga i indre del av regionen er vanskelege å påverke.
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