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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Thursday 09.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally safe conditions. Smaller storm slabs can be triggered on isolated features.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Wednesday 8. May 2019

Det er generelt lite snø i lavlandet nå og snøgrensen ligger mange steder 200-300 moh. I sørsidene har det også forsvunnet bra med snø.

I høyfjellet er det fortsatt lagdelinger i det gamle snødekket og de siste dagene er det komme noe påfyll av nysnø.

Tirsdag er det utløst små skred i det nyeste snøen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. May 2019

6-10 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northeast, changing to fresh breeze from the north during the evening. -4 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 9. May 2019

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the south during renoon. -4 °C to 4 °C at 700 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

Snødekket er generelt stabilt i lavlandet.

Noen steder kan det de siste dagene ha samlet seg tørrsnø nok til å danne flak. Trolig mest over 1000 moh, men i skyggesider kan det finnes noe lavere.

Vær varsom i utsatt terreng, det har vært igjenfrysing og snøoverflaten kan være hard. Ferdsel kan være krevende.

Det er observert glidesprekker i noen fjellsider, og enkelte glideskred kan ikke utelukkes.
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