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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Thursday 14.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind slabs and in sun exposed steep terrain.
Be also aware of cornices that can break off and trigger avalanches in the terrain below.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow

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
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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 13. May 2020

De siste dagene har det vært mye snøbyger og det ligger 10-30 cm med nysnø i terrenget. Lokalt kanskje mer. Utsatte steder er det avblåst, og enkelte steder har det føyket og samlet seg nok snø til å danne flak.
Under nysnøen består snødekket primært av smelteformer.

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

Mountain weather

Wednesday 13. May 2020

4-8 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 14. May 2020

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southwest. -7 °C to 0 °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

I lavlandet og i solvendt bratt terreng må man forvente våte løssnøskred i løpet av dagen der solen tar tak.
Værlaget siste par dager har dannet fokksnø- og nysnøflak, her kan en skiløper løse ut skred. Det kan være store lokale forskjeller i nysnømengde og vindpåvirkning innad i regionen.

Vær obs der det er dannet skavler. Skavler som brekker kan løse ut skred i terreng nedenfor. Vær varsom nedenfor disse, og også under eventuelle glidesprekker.
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