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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Friday 07.02.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Challenging conditions due to several different avalanche problems. Wet snow at lower elevations. Conservative terrain choice is essential on freshly loaded storm slabs in the alpine.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

New 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).

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Thursday 6. February 2020

Siden søndag har det vært hovedsakelig vind fra NV og snøbyger. Polart lavtrykk på tirsdag ga kraftig vind og snøfokk fra ulike retninger. Fram til torsdag morgen har det kommet 20-50 cm nysnø siste 3 døgn, mest nord i regionen.

Det er observert lag med kantkorn over/under skarelag noen steder i regionen. Dette ligger nå stort sett dypt i snødekket under hard fokksnø og er dermed vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Thursday 6. February 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during renoon. -14 °C to -9 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 7. February 2020

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the west during renoon. -12 °C to -2 °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

Omslag til plussgrader i lavlandet i kombinasjon med regn kan føre til noen naturlig utløste våte skred første del av dagen.
Høyere til fjells vil vinden flytte snø inn i leområder, men denne fokksnøen ventes å stabiliseres raskt pga temperatur nær 0°C.
Skredfaren antas å være synkende mot faregrad 2 - moderat i løpet av dagen.

Der snødekket er tynt kan det være mulig å påvirke vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn under nysnøen, men dette antas å ha liten utbredelse.
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