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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Wednesday 06.03.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Difficult conditions. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Naturally released avalanches can occur.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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 5. March 2019

Snøbyger de siste dagene har gitt mye nysnø i regionen, stedvis er det meldt om 30-50 cm løssnø i terrenget. Der vinden har tatt, har den dannet fokksnøflak av varierende hardhet. I høyden er det stedvis avblåst nesten ned til gammel, hard skare over rygger og i vindutsatte områder.

Det er godt med fuktighet i snødekket fra mildvær 23.feb, og med vedvarende kulde kan det dannes nye vedvarende svake lag.

Mandag gikk det et lite personutløst skred i skogen ved Fagernes.

Tirsdag morgen var det snøbyger og snøfokk i regionen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 5. March 2019

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from west. -19 °C to -11 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 6. March 2019

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during renoon. -16 °C to -8 °C at 1100 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

Det fortsetter med sterk vind og snøbyger. Det vil dannes ferske, ustabile fokksnøflak, særlig i sørlige og østlige himmelretninger. Kombinasjonen av snø tilgjengelig i terrenget, sterk vind og nye snøbyger medfører at det vil kunne gå noen store naturlige utløste skred.
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