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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Saturday 01.12.2018

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind slabs, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Great uncertainty in the forecast due to the lack of field observations.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

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)

Friday 30. November 2018

Siste helg kom det mye snø, særlig i Tamok. Siden det har det vært tidvis kraftig vind og mye snøtransport. Snøen er ujevn fordelt i terrenget, søkk og renner har stedvis mye snø.

Fredag er det mildere i regionen.

Det er rapportert om det stort skred på sørsiden av Hattavarre over ca 1200 moh som har løsnet ca midt i uka.

Det er få observasjoner fra regionen.

Mountain weather

Friday 30. November 2018

2-4 mm precipitation. Calm/light breeze from southeast. -7 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l.

Saturday 1. December 2018

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -6 °C to -1 °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

Skredfaren er knyttet til snøen som kom siste helg og som har blitt flyttet av vinden. I innblåst heng kan denne være ustabil og være lett å løse ut.

Varslet er noe usikkert kan det baserer seg på svært begrenset med observasjoner.
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