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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Thursday 03.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Keep in mind that even small avalanches can have consequences if you fall into rocky terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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
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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)

Wednesday 2. December 2020

Det er generelt lite snø, særlig i lavlandet og i ytre strøk. Snødybden i høyden varierer mye, med lite snø på rygger og rabber, og mer snø i forsenkninger. Tirsdag kom det 5-10 cm nysnø.

Onsdag er det mildvær igjen og ca 4 plussgrader i Sørkjosen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 2. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from south. -10 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 3. December 2020

No precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest. -9 °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

Under ca 500 moh ventes nysnø/fokksnø fra tirsdag/onsdag å ha stabilisert seg på grunn av milde temperaturer, og mange steder vil snøoverflaten fryse til skare ettersom temperaturen synker igjen. Men i høyden tar stabiliseringen noe lenger tid, og her kan det fortsatt være lett å løse ut små skred. Vær særlig varsom der det evt foregår vindtransport av snø slik at det legger seg fersk fokksnø i leområder.
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