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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Sunday 03.01.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Some new snow in small bowls and gullies. Risk of small avalanches here. In other terrain features, there is less or no snow. A persistent weak layer of facets is present, but not causing any problems at the moment.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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)

Poor bonding between crust and overlying 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)

Saturday 2. January 2021

Det er generelt lite snø og tidligere mildvær preger snødekket nesten til topps. Det er et svært tynt snødekke og ikke skiføre før på 300-400 moh. Over 400 moh er snødekket varierende i både form og mengde. Det er stort sett et tynt skarelag på overflaten, men noen steder finnes det et tykkere lag med vindskare.

Under skarelaget i overflaten har det flere steder dannet seg et velutviklet lag av kantkorn. Dette utgjør ikke noe skredproblem før det legger seg snø over.

Mountain weather

Saturday 2. January 2021

2-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from northwest. -13 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 3. January 2021

2-5 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest. -5 °C to -1 °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

Et lite dryss av nysnø ventes sammen med litt vindøkning. Det vil ikke være nok til å endre skredfaren vesentlig, men vær varsom der snøen kan legge seg over et svakt lag av kantkorn eller glatt skare. Husk at også små sked kan gi store konsekvenser ved terengfeller.
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