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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Sunday 12.05.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
As the storm sets, the avalanche danger increases. Wet avalanches are expected at lower elevations, and in the alpine wind slabs is expected to form quickly.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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)

Saturday 11. May 2019

Snøoverflaten består at smelteformer etter lengre tid med milde forhold. Skiføret er godt og fast.

Snøgrensen begynner å trekke seg oppover.

Det er ikke observert skredaktivitet i regionen de tre siste døgn.

Snødekket er isotermt, altså uten tørre lagdelinger til ca 900-1000 moh.

Mountain weather

Saturday 11. May 2019

No precipitation. Breeze from south. 0 °C to 9 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 12. May 2019

25 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from north, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -1 °C to 4 °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

Søndag vil et lavtrykk legge seg over Nord-Finland og vil sannsynligvis gi vinterlige forhold i høyfjellet. Det ventes stor pålagring av nysnø og vinden blir kraftig, naturlig utløste flakskred ventes.

I lavlandet kan det gå noen våte skred.
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