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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Wednesday 05.12.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
The snowline has risen conderably throughout the weekend and there is very little snow below treeline. Some new snow and wind tuesday and wednesday may form smaller wind slabs on isolated features. The amount of precipitation forecasted is not critical in terms of increasing the danger level.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

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)

Tuesday 4. December 2018

Snødekket er generelt svært tynt i regionen og det er lite eller ingen snø under skoggrensen. Forsenkninger og søkk har noe snø.
Mildværet i helgen fuktet snødekket helt til fjelltopphøyde.

Det er snøvær i høyden tirsdag formiddag, men det forventes ikke store mengder.

Det er så langt ikke svake lag i snødekket som skiller seg ut.

Temperaturen rundtom i regionen falt jevnt over med et par grader tidlig tirsdag, dette gir vesentlig lavere snøgrense enn foregående dager.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 4. December 2018

4-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 5. December 2018

2-5 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest. -8 °C to -3 °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

Gradvis litt lavere temperaturer og enkelte byger gir tirsdag/onsdag litt nysnø i høyden. Vind kan samle nysnøen i forsenkninger og danne små ustabile flak, men nedbørmengde og utbredelsen av skredproblem forventes å være begrenset. Mange steder vil nysnøen ligge urørt av vinden og/eller falle på bar bakke.
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