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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Friday 08.12.2017

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Heavy winddrift due to strong winds combined with loose snow in the mountains. Some naturally triggered avalanches expectet.

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).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Thursday 7. December 2017

De siste dagene har det kommet 40-50 cm nysnø, og det ligger nå stedvis mye løs snø i terrenget. Det har vært perioder med kraftig vind og det har stedvis dannet seg fokksnøflak i leområder, vesentlig etter vind fra omkring V.

Nede i snødekket er det et kantkornlag fra november, men det er ikke observert mye aktivitet fra dette de siste dagene i denne regionen.

Det er ikke observert skredaktivitet de siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Thursday 7. December 2017

No precipitation. Clear skies.

Friday 8. December 2017

No precipitation. 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

Kraftig vind kombinert med stedvis mye løssnø i fjellet ventes å føre til at store snømengder flyttes inn i leheng og danner ustabile flak. Det ventes noe naturlig utløst skredaktivitet av større størrelse pga. store forflytninger av snø.
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