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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Friday 03.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers
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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)

Thursday 2. January 2020

Torsdag er det forbigåande mildvær opp til ca. 1000 moh, samt nedbør og sterk vind. Ettersom det blir kaldare vil snødekket fryse under mildværsgrensa. Over mildværsgrensa vil snøoverflata sannsynlegvis vere vindpåverka, og fokksnø vil finnast stadig lavare ettersom mildværsgrensa synk.

Det er observert fleire lag med kantkorn i snødekket. Det er både under gamle fokksnøflak, men også over, under og mellom skarelag. Testar viser at desse laga er vanskeleg å påverke.

Torsdag gjekk det nokre middels store naturleg utløyste skred i Lavangsdalen og i Holmbuktura.

Mountain weather

Thursday 2. January 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -4 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 3. January 2020

7-10 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the evening. -9 °C to 0 °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 blir lavare og det ventast færre våte skred. Fokksnøflak vil dannast stadig lavare og finnast i fleire himmelretningar sidan vinden dreiar. Særleg i høgfjellet kan det ha samla seg mykje snø dei siste dagane. Det finnast vedvarande svakt lag av kantkorn djupare i snødekket, men dette verker vanskeleg å påverke.

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