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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Saturday 14.12.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Friday 13. December 2019

Over skoggrensa er snøoverflaten preget av fokksnøflak. I beskytta leområder finnes det løs ubunden snø. Ellers er det eldre snødekket preget av tidligere mildvær og gjennomfuktet og stabilt opp til 7-800 moh.

Torsdag kom det inn observasjon på begynnende kantkorn over et skarelag i snødekket. Det virker ikke som om dette enda har noe

Mountain weather

Friday 13. December 2019

No precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -10 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 14. December 2019

Little to no precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast. -9 °C to -4 °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

Vind fortsetter å bygge opp fokksnøflak i leområder.
Fokksnøen fra tidligere i uka forventes å stabilisere seg, men det kan ikke utelukkes at den noen steder har lagt seg på et svakt lag av begynnende kantkorn. I så fall vil det kunne være lett å løse ut skred i denne snøen.

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