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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Friday 08.02.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind deposited snow could rest on a persistent weak layer of facets. In some areas an avalanche can be triggered by snowmobiles. There are wind-slabs in the high mountains, most in the east of the region.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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 near surface
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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)

Thursday 7. February 2019

Snødekket varierar mellom avblåste rabbar, evt. med skare, og hard fokksnø der det ligg snø. Det finst lite laus snø tilgjengeleg for vindtransport. Det ligg mest snø i heng mot V-N.

Det finst lag av kantkorn i snødekket. Det er stort sett dekka av hard vindpakka snø og det skal mykje til for å løyse ut skred på dette laget. Lengre nede i det gamle snødekket finst det kantkornlag i forbindelse med skarelag. Desse laga er det svært vanskeleg å påverke.

Mountain weather

Thursday 7. February 2019

1-3 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northeast. -12 °C to -10 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 8. February 2019

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northeast. -16 °C to -11 °C at 700 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

I austlege delar av regionan tyder observasjonar på at det finst skredproblem med fokksnøsflak. I dei områda det ikkje har kome so mykje snø dei siste dagane er skredproblem i hovudsak knytt til vedvarande svakt lag av kantkorn. Overliggande lag er harde og det skal mykje til for å løyse ut skred i dette laget. Det finst litt snø tilgjengeleg for vindtransport, men ikkje nok til at varsla vind vil auke skredfaren i noko særleg grad.
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