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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Wednesday 06.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here. Keep away from cornices. In lower areas wet avalanches can trigger naturally.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Tuesday 5. May 2020

Manglende nattefrost og mildere vær har trolig gjort snøen fuktig eller våt i samtlige himmelretninger opp til ca. 600 moh. I høyereliggende områder er det mye skare, men det finnes fortsatt tørr snø som er ubunden eller vindpåvirket, spesielt i nordvendte heng. Det er mer snø enn normalt i regionen, og det finnes flere store skavler.

Det er observert enkelte små våte løssnøskred siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 5. May 2020

1-3 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the south during the afternoon. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 6. May 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. -6 °C to -1 °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

Vinden løyer utover formiddagen, men nedbøren øker. I fjellet dannes ferske fokksnøflak. Gunstig temperatur gjør at disse stabiliseres relativt raskt. Det ventes likevel at skiløper kan løse ut skred enkelte steder onsdag. Manglende nattefrost og regn kan gi våte løssnø- og flakskred under mildværsgrensa.

Mildværet fukter snødekket stadig dypere og det er usikkert om, og eventuelt når, svake lag dypere i snødekket påvirkes av dette.
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