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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Tuesday 26.02.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. The snow is soaked at lower elevations and can lead to small wet avalanches.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow
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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)

Monday 25. February 2019

Mandag var det litt kaldere igjen og nedbøren kom som snø over 5-800 moh. I fjellet kom det 10-20 cm nysnø med kuling fra nordvest. I helgen var det mildt med plussgrader helt til topps og mye regn. Siden fredag har det kommet 20-40 mm nedbør i regionen. Snøen i lavlandet og det gamle snødekket i høyden er nå gjennomvåt og uten lagdeling. Snøgrensen begynner å krype opp og det er nå lite snø under 2-400 moh.

Det er observert flere store våte skred og sørpeskred på Senja på lørdag og søndag. Flere veier var stengt pga fare for ras.

Mountain weather

Monday 25. February 2019

9-12 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -4 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 26. February 2019

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -5 °C to 0 °C at 700 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

Været forblir utfordrende. Temperaturen svinger utover dagen. Med lavere temperaturer på mandag og tirsdag formiddag ventes det ytterligere pålagring av fokksnø i høyden. Når temperaturen stiger igjen om ettermiddagen og nedbøren øker kan det forekomme våte snøskred under 700 moh. Her kan også glideskred og sørpeskred forekomme.
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