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Avalanche warning for region Salten Thursday 24.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Not much snow and generally safe conditions. Smaller slabs of wind deposited snow can be triggered in isolated features. Be aware of rocky terrain that can be buried of a thin layer of snow.

Avalanche problems

New 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 23. December 2020

Det er jevnt over lite snø for årstiden og snøen er ujevnt fordelt i terrenget. Litt nysnø de siste dagene kan skjule oppstikkende stein og barmark i fjellet. I renner og leformasjoner ligger det fokksnø, mens rygger og oppstikkende formasjoner er i utgangspunktet avblåst til skare eller barmark.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 23. December 2020

2-6 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the west during the evening. -9 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 24. December 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from east. -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 er fremdeles generelt lite snø og liten skredfare. Noen centimeter med nysnø vil bedre på julestemningen, men også skjule oppstikkende stein og ur. Den største faren kan sies å være risikoen for å treffe på stein og ur, særlig siden oppstikkende stein nå er kamuflert under et tynt lag med nysnø.
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