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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Tuesday 31.12.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

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
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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)

Monday 30. December 2019

Snødekket er endra etter mildvêret søndag. Det forventast at snøoverflata opp til mildvêrsgrensa stort sett er smelteomvandla, og at det finst store fokksnøansamlingar i leområder i høgfjellet.

Mountain weather

Monday 30. December 2019

20 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 31. December 2019

13 mm precipitation, up to 32 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from west. -10 °C to -4 °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

Vind og nedbør i form av snø vil føre til at det dannar seg fersk fokksnø i leområder. Etter nedbør og vind dei siste dagane finst det også eldre ustabile fokksnøflak i fjellet.
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