Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Saturday 21.12.2019

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground • Within a meter • A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Very difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW • Klarvær og kulde, relativt tynt snødekke, antar at dette er utbredt.

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Difficult to trigger • 1 - Small • Many steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 1000 masl • Kulda har sementert all våt snø til en sot skarepakke, med rikelig med velutviklede kantkorn under som er vanskelig å påvirke. Over sparepakken ligger det et tynt lag med kantkorn som er vanskelig å identifiser, men går i brudd.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust • Within half a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • Many steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW between unknown masl and unknown masl • Regner med at det er dannet kant under isskaren etter mildværet på de fleste plasser opø til der mildværet ikke tok forrige uka.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. • Easy to trigger • 1 - Small • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 400 masl

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust • Within half a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Very difficult to trigger • 1 - Small • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 800 masl