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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Saturday 09.05.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here. Keep away from cornices.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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)

Friday 8. May 2020

Fredag morgen går det lette snøbyger i nordlige deler av regionen. Manglende nattefrost og mildvær de siste dagene har gjort snøen fuktig eller våt i alle himmelretninger, og det er lite lagdeling igjen i snøpakken. Det er mer snø enn normalt, og store skavler er utbredt i regionen.

Snøprofil fra denne uken viser smelteformer gjennom hele snødekket og ingen svake lag. Eventuelle svake lag kan potensielt finnes i høyden og på indre strøk, der snødekket ikke har vært gjennomfuktet, men utbredelsen er trolig liten.

Mountain weather

Friday 8. May 2020

2-4 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -6 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 9. May 2020

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -8 °C to -3 °C at 700 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 blir enda litt kaldere og uten særlig nedbør stabiliseres snødekket. Dersom sola titter frem kan det gå små løssnøskred i bratte solvendte sider. Sent på kvelden kan det potensielt komme inn enkelte byger og vinden øker. Skredfaren kan da øke noe der det dannes ferske fokksnøflak i lesider. Hold avstand til skavler og sigesprekker.
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