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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Tuesday 23.03.2021

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The danger increases when the wind picks up. Strong winds from east will create touchy windslabs in lee areas that can easily be triggered by one single skiier. Persistent weak layers are present in the snow pack, and large avalanches can be triggered by a group, a snow mobile or by step-down from other avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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 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)

Monday 22. March 2021

Torsdag og natt til fredag kom det en del nysnø. Sterk vind med varierende vindretning har flyttet på snøen, men flere steder ligger det 5-15 cm løssnø. På vindutsatte steder er det delvis avblåst til bakken eller gammel skare/ishinne. Mandag ettermiddag dreide vinden til å komme fra øst, dette vil igjen omfordele snøen.

Det ligger flere vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn i snødekket, også høyt i snødekket under den siste fokksnøen. Ved bakken finnes begerkrystaller.

Mountain weather

Monday 22. March 2021

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the east during the evening. -19 °C to -13 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 23. March 2021

2 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from east, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during the evening. -16 °C to -10 °C at 700 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

Kraftig vind fra øst sammen med litt nysnø vil legge opp ferske fokksnøflak som kan være svært lette å løse ut til fokksnøen stabiliseres. Mens pålagringen pågår kan det løsne noen naturlig utløste skred i fokksnøen.

En gruppe skiløpere eller en snøskuter kan løse ut skred som går i svake lag av kantkorn. Skred som løsner i fokksnøen kan også løse ut skred i underliggende svake lag. Skredene kan bli store.
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