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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Wednesday 23.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
It's generally a stable snowpack. Be careful in areas with terraintraps.

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)

Tuesday 22. December 2020

Generelt er det lite snø i regionen og snøoverflata er no tørka ut etter mildvêret. Snø er i ferd med å fylle opp forsenkninger og botner i terrenget.

Mandag kveld er snøen tørka ut på 180 moh, men fortsatt fuktig nede ved fjorden.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 22. December 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the south during the afternoon. -12 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 23. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -10 °C to -4 °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

Det er eit generelt stabilt snødekke. Snødekke er tørka ut og delvis mjukare etter tørt og kaldare vêr siste dagane. Det er samanhengande snødekke i enkelte botnar og forsenkningar i høgda.
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