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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Wednesday 13.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wednesday the weather calms down. Be careful in areas with wind slabs, in sun exposed steep slopes and in vicinity of cornices and glide cracks

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose 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 12. May 2020

De siste dagene har det kommet mye nysnø. I høyden har vinden dannet fokksnøflak av ulik fasthet.

Under mildværsgrensen vil det enten være nysnø eller råtten snø.

Det er mer snø enn normalt i regionen, og det finnes mye store skavler.

Det finnes et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn dypt i snødekket, men dette er trolig vanskelig å påvirke.

Det er observert et nedføyket lag med nysnø under fokksnøflakene mange steder i høyden.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 12. May 2020

5-9 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -10 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 13. May 2020

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during the afternoon. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Onsdag roer været seg og fokksnøflakene stabiliserer seg gradvis. Fokksnøen er likevel betydelig utbredt og skred kan bli store. Ny vindretning onsdag vil også kunne danne ferske og ustabile, men mindre, fokksnøflak i nordøstlige heng. Under mildværsgrensen og i solvendte heng i høyden må man forvente våte løssnøskred når solen tar tak utover dagen.

Det er uvanlig mye snø i terrenget så sent på våren, og det er store skavler mange steder. Vær varsom rundt disse og eventuelle glidesprekker.
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