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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Friday 26.02.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust
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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)

Thursday 25. February 2021

Sterk vind fra forskjellige retninger har gitt et generelt hardt snødekke av fokksnø. De mest vindutsatte terrengformasjonene er avblåst med mye oppstikkende stein. I skjermede terrengformasjoner kan det være mykere snø.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn og begerkrystaller. Dette finnes enten ved bakken, i forbindelse med skare eller i lag under fokksnøen.

Mountain weather

Thursday 25. February 2021

2-5 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 26. February 2021

8 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during renoon. -5 °C to -2 °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

Utpå formiddagen endrer vindretningen og tiltar i styrke i kombinasjon med nedbør, dette gjør at det vil legge seg opp ferske fokksnøflak i leområder. Disse kan løses ut av en enkelt skiløper.

Kraftig vind de siste dagene har påvirket den eldre snøoverflaten som er avblåst eller hardpakket. Under den hardpakkede snøen ligger det flere lag med kantkorn som generelt er vanskelig å påvirke, men de kan være mulige å påvirke der snødekket er tynt og/eller mykt.
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