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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Sunday 01.12.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Demanding conditions in the alpine. Strong winds and snow showers creates unstable windslabs. Touring above treeline is not recommened.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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

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)

Saturday 30. November 2019

Snøgrensen går ved fjæresteinene, men en må trolig over 300 moh for å finne snødekke av betydning. I snøoverflaten fantes det litt tørr løssnø og stedvis overflaterim, men økende vind og snøbyger fredag vil ha lagt opp harde fokksnøflak i leområder og blåst snøoverflaten ren der vinden fikk tak.

Det gamle snødekket er stort sett stabilt og består i hovedsak av hard, smelteomvandlet snø ispedd noen skarelag.

Mountain weather

Sunday 1. December 2019

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -12 °C to -5 °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

Kraftig vind og snøbyger vil danne fokksnøflak i leområder. Stedvis kan fokksnøen ligger på lag av rim. Det kan være lett for en skiløper å løse ut skred, og der hvor det legger seg opp mye fokksnø kan skredene bli store.

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