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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Monday 10.12.2018

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution in areas with newly formed wind slab as they can be easy to trigger. The snowpack is still shallow and there are large regional differences in the amount of new snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Sunday 9. December 2018

Før helgen er det kommet en del nysnø i regionen, kombinert med litt vind har dette skapt fokksnøflak i renner og leområder. Bygevær har gitt store lokale forskjeller i snømengde.

Før snøværet var det generelt lite snø og skare på snøoverflaten mange steder.

Det ble fredag observert et naturlig utløst tørt flakskred i SØ-vendt terreng under Kvittinden ved Finnfjordbotn.

Klarvær og kulde kan ha gitt noe vekst av overfalterim i snøoverflaten.

Mountain weather

Sunday 9. December 2018

2-4 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from east. -13 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 10. December 2018

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -14 °C to -4 °C at 1100 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

Den ferske fokksnøen vil trenge tid for å stabilisere seg og det kan være lett å løse ut skred. Men mange steder kan nysnøen fortsatt ligge ubunden og skredfaren vil være lavere her.

Husk at tidlig på sesongen kan selv små skred få konsekvenser pga mye oppstikkende steiner.
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