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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Saturday 05.01.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
As the temperatures drop the snowpack will quickly stabilise. In the high alpine wind slabs can still be triggered on specific terrain features.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Friday 4. January 2019

Mildværet torsdag har trolig fuktet snødekket opptil ca 500-600 moh, men det vil fortsatt være lagdeling i snødekket under mildværsgrensen.

Over mildværsgrensen ventes det tørre forhold og fokksnøflak.

Det er rapportert om stor skredaktivitet i lavlandet under mildværet. Dårlig sikt forhindret observasjoner i høyden.

Status etter mildværet er fortsatt litt uavklart, men observasjoner de neste dagene vil avdekke dette.

Mountain weather

Friday 4. January 2019

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from west. -12 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 5. January 2019

2-5 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest. -10 °C to -3 °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

Skredfaren vil raskt avta når uværet gir seg. Regnet har trolig gitt snødekket skikkelig juling og det vil være lite spenninger igjen i snødekket under 700-800 moh. Skredfaren ventes å være 1-liten under mildværsgrensen. Over mildværsgrensen kan det være noen ustabile fokksnøflak, men også de vil stabilisere seg raskt pga milde temperaturer under snøfallet.
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