Avalanche warning for region Svalbard sør Thursday 12.12.2019

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published: 2019-12-11 01:56 PM

Natural avalanches

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust

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Snow cover and mountain weather

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.

Mountain weather

Thursday 12. December 2019

25 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from east. -19 °C to -7 °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.

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Avalanche risk assessment

Store nedbørmengder og svært kraftig vind gir fare for store naturlig utløste skred. Hold god avstand til skredterreng. Det er stor mulighet for å fjernutløse skred, og skredene kan gå langt. Varslet baserer seg på få feltobservasjoner, og primært værmeldingen.

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