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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Tuesday 07.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions. Be careful in sun exposed steep slopes and in areas with wind slabs at higher elevations.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Monday 6. May 2019

Siste dagane har det vore forholdsvis roleg bygevær med litt nysnø. Nysnøen har delvis lagt seg opp som små fokksnøflak i leområder, men mange stader ligg den som upåvirka laussnø. Solvarme siste dagane gjer at solsider har fått delvis varmepåvirka snø, medan skyggesider har kald finkorna snø. Det harde, eldre snødekket har tidlegare vore påvirka av varme og regn, og er i hovudsak grovkorna, smelteomvandla og stabilisert.

Eventuelle svakare lag i det eldre snødekket er ikkje aktuelt no så lenge dette laget er hardt og gjenfrosset.

Det er ikkje meldt inn skredaktivitet dei siste tre dagane.

Mountain weather

Monday 6. May 2019

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from east. -11 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 7. May 2019

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -10 °C to 0 °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

Solvarme midt på dagen kan gi våte laussnøskred i solsider. Vindauke utpå dagen kan flytte litt laussnø inn i leområder i høgda og gi små ferske fokksnøflak her. Mildvær mot kvelden kan kortvarig svekke bindingar i fokksnø og laussnø, men etterkvart vil mildværet virke stabiliserande på snødekket.
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