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Avalanche warning for region Salten Thursday 10.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in steep terrain with wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Wednesday 9. December 2020

Det er generelt et tynt snødekke. Under skoggrensa er det lite eller ingen snø. Snøen i fjellet ligger ujevnt fordelt i terrenget og er vindpåvirket. Eldre snøpakke er dekket av et skarelag.

I naboregion Ofoten er det observert kantkorn ved bakken og i nærheten av skarelag, og i naboregion Svartisen i nærheten av skarelag. Det er grunn til at tro at forholdene har ligget til rette for dannelse av kantkorn også i Salten, spesielt der snødekket er tynt. Trolig utgjør ikke dette noe skredproblem på grunn av fravær av overliggende flak.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 9. December 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -8 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 10. December 2020

1-3 mm precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -9 °C to -2 °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

Generelt stabile forhold. I enkelte leområder der det har samlet seg fokksnø kan denne være ustabil. Husk at selv små skred kan gi store konsekvenser ved terrengfeller.
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