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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Sunday 19.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The wind has been strongest in the west and here the windslabs are harder and not so easy to trigger. In the east there is more snow and soft windslabs will be easy to trigger here. Be careful in lee areas and close to terrain traps. Be also aware that there can be pockets with persistent weak layers high up.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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)

Saturday 18. January 2020

Vinden har tatt godt og over skoggrensen ligger det stort sett bærende og hard fokksnø. På vindutsatte steder er det avblåst til skare, men denne ukens snøfall har jevnet ut mye av snøen i terrenget. I skogen er det varierende mengder løs snø.

Eldre kantkornlag har tidligere vist seg intakt over ca 600 moh, men tester viser at de er vanskelige å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Saturday 18. January 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -14 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 19. January 2020

2-3 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the south during renoon. -11 °C to -3 °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

Vinden øker og det ventes stor snøtransport der det ligger mye løs snø i terrenget. Ferske fokksnøflak vil være lette å påvirke, spesielt der flakene er myke.
Dette gjelder spesielt østre deler av regionen. I nord og vest har vinden allerede gitt hard snøoverflate. Her ventes mindre snøtransport og lavere skredfare.

Høyt til fjells kan det finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn dypere i snødekket, men det skal mye til for å påvirke lagene.
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