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Avalanche warning for region Salten Friday 25.12.2020

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 as the wind picks up during the evening. Be aware of rocky terrain that can be buried of a thin layer of snow.

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

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 24. December 2020

Det er jevnt over lite snø for årstiden og mer eller mindre bart i lavlandet. I fjellet er snøen 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 det på rygger og oppstikkende formasjoner i utgangspunktet er avblåst til skare eller barmark.

Mountain weather

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.

Friday 25. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -15 °C to -7 °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

Det er fremdeles generelt lite snø og generelt liten skredfare. Noen centimeter med nysnø vil opprettholde julestemningen, men også kamuflere stein og ur under et tynt lag av nysnø.

Vindøkning til kvelden kan frakte tilgjengelig løs snø over i leområder og utover kvelden kan det være lett å løse ut et og annet lite fokksnøflak høyt til fjells.
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