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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Saturday 09.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Unseasonably cold weather has formed wind slabs on isolated features in the alpine and could be triggered by a single skier. On steep south-facing terrain naturally released avalanches are possible due to solar heating. The old snowpack are generally meltforms and stable.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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)

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)

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)

Friday 8. May 2020

De siste dagene er det kommet 10-15 cm med nysnø. Enkelte steder har det føyket og samlet seg nok snø til å danne flak, men store områder har ubunden snø.

Det gamle snødekket består primært av smelteformer.

Utsatte steder er det avblåst og det har dannet seg et tynt bristende skarelag.

Det har vært en del skredaktivitet i nysnøen ettersom at nysnøgrednsen har gått opp og ned de siste dagene. Skredene har vært str 1-1.5 og våte løssnøskred.

Det er uvanlig mye glidesprekker i regionen, men skredaktiviteten har avtatt nå som det er kaldt.

Mountain weather

Friday 8. May 2020

3-7 mm precipitation. Breeze from west. -6 °C to -1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 9. May 2020

2-5 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest. -8 °C to -2 °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

Litt vindøkning i kombinasjon med litt ny nedbør vil danne enkelte myke fokksnøflak i høyden. Enkelte steder, der sola får tak, kan det gå små våte skred i bratt terreng.
Områder uten disse problemene ansees som stabile.

Vær observant der det har bygd seg ut skavler. Disse kan knekke og løse ut skred i terrenget under.
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