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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Wednesday 06.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Glide avalanches and wet avalanches can occur where the snow is wet. Be careful beneath glide cracks and in the vicinity of cornices.

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).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Glide avalanches

on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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 5. May 2020

I lavlandet under mildværgrensen er snødekket smelteomdannet og fremstår fuktig eller vått. I høyden er det vekslende fokksnø og skare, der det stedvis har vært observert overflaterim.

Det har de siste dagene gått våte løssnøskred og glideskred. Skavler har også knekt.

Det er generelt store skavler og mye snø i regionen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 5. May 2020

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -5 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 6. May 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -4 °C to 1 °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

Fortsatt nedbør og rimelig sterk vind vil føre til at det legges opp ferske fokksnøflak i leområder over midværsgrensen. Under mildværsgrensen kan det gå glideskred og våte skred. Vær også observant der det har bygd seg ut skavler. Disse kan knekke og løse ut skred i terrenget under.
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