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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Tuesday 11.12.2018

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs above treeline, otherwise stable conditions.

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
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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)

Monday 10. December 2018

I slutten av forrige uke kom det et påfyll av snø i regionen, opp mot 20-40 cm. I skogen er snøen fortsatt for det meste ubunden, men på mer vindutsatte steder over tregrensa har det trolig dannet seg fokksnøflak.

Over skoggrensa var det før snøfallet mye avblåst, med steiner og rygger som stakk opp mens snøen lå mest i søkk og renner.

Mountain weather

Monday 10. December 2018

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from east. -11 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 11. December 2018

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -14 °C to -6 °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

Det har kommet lite ny snø de siste dagene, men det er en del løssnø tilgjengelig for vindtransport etter snøfallet forrige uke. Tirsdag vil vinden øke på utover dagen og det vil dannes ferske fokksnøflak i leheng mot NØ, men det antas at det kun er i få heng at skredene kan bli middels store. I områder der det ligger lite løssnø tilgjengelig for vindtransport vil snødekket være stabilt.





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