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Avalanche forecast for Indre Troms Wednesday 2021-01-27

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Highest danger level per day:
2
Moderate
Published:

Avoid avalanche terrain with wind slabs. Wind slabs are resting on a persistent weak layer and can be easily triggered. Small avalanches can cause major consequenses due to shallow snowpack with lots of visible rocks and terrain.

Advice

Illustrasjon av ferdselsråd Avoid terrain steeper than 30 degrees and runout zones where the avalanche problem is present. Remote triggering is possible.
Illustrasjon av ferdselsråd NB: Identifying the avalanche problem is very difficult.
Illustrasjon av ferdselsråd Avoid terrain traps.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust

Read more about the avalanche problem
Avalanche size:
2 - Medium
Trigger/release:
Low additional load
Distribution:
Isolated steep slopes
Probability:
Likely

What are avalanche problems?

Observations the last 3 days (map placed)

1 mm precipitation.
Fresh breeze from east.
-16 °C to -11 °C at 1100 m a.s.l.
Partly cloudy.

For updated info, please visit yr.no
0 mm precipitation.
Fresh breeze from east.
-18 °C to -12 °C at 1100 m a.s.l.
Partly cloudy.

For updated info, please visit yr.no

Observations the last 3 days

Indre Troms / Bardu

Snow

26.01.2021 kl. 13:20

873 masl

laffen@forsvaret (*****)

Danger Sign

• Whumpf sound • Område: På dette stedet

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ObsID: 251946

Indre Troms / Bardu

Snow

26.01.2021 kl. 13:09

873 masl

laffen@forsvaret (*****)

Image Of Snow Profile
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Tests

• ECTPV@26cmQ2 • Poor • Løsner ved saging.

• CTV@26cmQ2 • Poor • Løsner ved saging i bakkant.

Snow Profile

• 0.3 cm F SH 0 mm D, 25 cm 1F RG 1 mm D, 0.5 cm F FC 2 mm D Hele laget, 25 cm K MF 3 mm D

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ObsID: 251945

Indre Troms / Bardu

Snow

26.01.2021 kl. 12:41

768 masl

laffen@forsvaret (*****)

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Danger Sign

• Recent cracks • Område: På dette stedet

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ObsID: 251941

Indre Troms / Bardu

Snow

26.01.2021 kl. 11:42

660 masl

laffen@forsvaret (*****)

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Weather

• No precipitation • -13 °C • 0 m/s

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ObsID: 251926

Indre Troms / Bardu

Snow

25.01.2021 kl. 14:40

1076 masl

laffen@forsvaret (*****)

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Weather

• No precipitation • -14 °C • 5 m/s from E ←

Avalanche Observation

• 23. Jan 10:45 • Dry slab avalanche • 1 - Small • Naturaly released • W-facing • Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow • 40 cm high and 25 m wide fracture • Steep slope

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ObsID: 251809

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Avalanche problems

The bulletin does not include a detailed text about the avalanche conditions. This is only given in Norwegian. Translate it using google translate if you like. The text result will be informative, and most likely amusing

For planning your trip and recognizing avalanche terrain, use maps.

Norway has 1:50 000 maps for the whole country. Maps can be bought at bookstores and sports shops, or printed from the net.

For slope angle maps, download the app Varsom Regobs on App Store | Google Play or see our slope angle map at senorge.no ("helning" means slope angle).

Modelled snowpack and historic and current weather information can be found on the webpage senorge.no. This site uses information from the weather stations and interpolate values from the stations for gridded maps.

Detailed weather forecast can be found online at www.yr.no or www.storm.no. Yr.no is also in English, but the weather in text format is only given in Norwegian.