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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Tuesday 11.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs, otherwise stable conditions.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust
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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)

Monday 10. February 2020

Forbigåande mildvær i helga har påverka snødekket. Nedst i skogen er det fuktig snø, medan det høgare er skare med litt nysnø opptil ca. 700 moh. Over mildværsgrensa er det for det meste harde fokksnøflak, og stadvis er det avblåst til gamal skare.

Det er kantkornlag over/under skarelag nokre stadar i regionen. Dette ligger stort sett under hard fokksnø djupt i snødekket og er vanskelege å påvirke. Likevel gjekk det eit stort flakskred frå Kristianaksla søndag eller mandag, og utbreiinga kan tyde på at dette gjekk på kantkorn. Dette er ikkje stadfesta.

Mountain weather

Monday 10. February 2020

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southeast. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 11. February 2020

2 mm precipitation, up to 7 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the west during renoon. -8 °C to -4 °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 kan finnast nokre små ustabile fokksnøflak og nye kan dannast på vindutsette stadar om ettermiddagen når det kjem meir nedbør og vinden blir sterkare. Gunstige temperaturar gjer likevel at dette vil stabilisere seg raskt. Kantkornlag har den siste tida vore vanskelege å påverke, men skredaktivitet kan tyde på at det kan gå skred på slike lag nokre stadar.
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