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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Wednesday 26.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust
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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)

Tuesday 25. January 2022

Mildværet søndag har gjennomfuktet snøen høyt til fjells. Over mildværsgrensen har kraftig vind og snøvær ført til en vindpåvirket snøoverflate med store ansamlinger av fersk fokksnø i leområder. I vindskjermete områder er snøen løsere og mindre bundet.

Det er tidligere observert vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn under et skarelag høyt i snødekket over 400 moh, men det er usikkert hvordan mildværet har påvirket dette.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 25. January 2022

8-12 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -10 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 26. January 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to calm/light breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -9 °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

Vind og snø har lagt opp fokksnø i leområder i fjellet og åpne områder i skoggrensen. Her kan det noen steder være lett å løse ut skred.

Kantkornlag dypt i snødekket vil være vanskelig å påvirke under all snøen som har kommet siste dagene. Skred utløst i fokksnøen eller skavlbrudd kan påvirke vedvarende svake lag dypere i snødekket, og føre til svært store skred.
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