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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Saturday 11.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs.

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 10. January 2020

Det er kommet fersk nysnø torsdag og fredag. Over skoggrensen er snøen vindpåvirket og tørr. Mildværet tidligere i uken har trolig gått opp ca. 600-800 moh., dette gjør at det ligger en smelte-fryse skare under fokksnøen. Det er i enkelte heng dårlige bindinger mellom skare og fersk nysnø.

Det er stedvis observert lag med kantkorn over, under og mellom skarelag over 500 moh. Dette er observert i området rundt Bardufoss, men ikke i Tamokdalen.

Mountain weather

Friday 10. January 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west. -7 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 11. January 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -11 °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

Nysnø torsdag og fredag i kombinasjon med vind har lagt opp myke fokksnøflak i leområder. Vinden veksler på grunn av fjellformasjoner, og problemet er derfor utbredt i flere himmelretninger. Forholdsvis mildt vær gjør at nysnøflakene stabiliseres hurtig.
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