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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Thursday 07.03.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Difficult conditions. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Remote triggering is possible, also below the treeline. Touring in lee areas with wind deposited snow is not recommened.

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

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust

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 6. March 2019

Snøbyger de siste dagene har gitt mye nysnø i regionen. I skogen er snøen løs, mens den er mer bundet i og over tregrensa. Vind fra nordvest har samlet mest snø i heng mot sør og øst.

Det er observert aktivitet på et svakt lag i overgangen mellom mildværskare og nyere snø, men det hersker noe usikkerhet hvilken snøtype og skredproblem dette er.

Det har blitt observert flere drønn fra snødekket både på Kvaløya og fastlandet de siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 6. March 2019

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during renoon. -13 °C to -6 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 7. March 2019

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -17 °C to -7 °C at 700 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

Etter flere dager med snøbyger og periodevis kraftig vind finnes det fokksnø- og nysnøflak i innblåste leheng. Dette kan gi store flakskred. Fokksnøen trenger tid på å stabilisere seg, det ventes at fokksnøen fortsatt er ustabil og at den kan påvirkes med liten tilleggsbelastning. Det kan også finnes svakt lag i overgangen mellom mildværsskare og nyere snø som er lett å påvirke av skiløper. Vær obs på at dette skredproblemet også kan finnes i tregrensa og i skogen, og at fjernutløsning er mulig.
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