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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Tuesday 02.04.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in terrain with fresh wind-deposited snow. Also be careful in steep and sunexposed terrain.

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

New snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose 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)

Monday 1. April 2024

Måndag er det snøver og sterk vind i regionen. Det vert observert opp til 20 cm nysnø.

Det har også vore kalde klare netter og dette har gitt rim og små kantkorn høgt i snødekket.

Gjennom vinteren har det danna seg fleire vedvarande svake lag som no ligg djupare i snødekket, men desse er ikkje problematiske no.

Det vart observert eit lite flakskred ved Holmbukttind fredag.

Måndag vert det observert snøfokk fleire stader i regionen.

Mountain weather

Monday 1. April 2024

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northeast. -18 °C to -7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 2. April 2024

0 mm precipitation, up to 5 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from northeast, changing to breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -23 °C to -10 °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

Måndag kom det ein del nysnø og vind. Dette har danna ferske fokksnøflak som det framleis vil vere lett å løyse ut skred i. Frå tidlegare var det lett å løyse ut skred i eldre fokksnø, men storleiken og utbreiinga av dette skredproblemet var avgrensa.
Sola kan varme den ferske snøen og nokon stader kan skred då løysne naturleg.
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