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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Wednesday 02.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
A brief spell of warm weather may cause naturally released wet loose avalanches. The snow cover is very sparse. In the high alpine, smaller wind slabs can be triggered.

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)

Tuesday 1. December 2020

Tirsdag ettermiddag kom det lokalt en god del snø pga. bygevær fra nordvest.

Under skoggrensen er det fra tidligere svært lite eller ingen snø. Over 500 moh ligger det en liten såle av skaresnø. Flekkvis ligger det noe mer snø i forsenkninger og her er det fokksnøansamlinger.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 1. December 2020

8-12 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -7 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 2. December 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest. -5 °C to 3 °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

Bygevær tirsdag ettermiddag kan lokalt ha dannet ustabile fokksnøflak over skoggrensen.

Onsdag blir det ny runde med kraftig vind, stigende temperaturer og regn. Dette gjør at snødekket minker på nytt. Når mildværet slår inn, kan det gå små naturlig utløste våte skred.


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