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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Tuesday 13.04.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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The avalanche danger varies during the day. The danger is at its highest in steep sun exposed slopes and in the afternoon when the air temperature is high. As the wind picks up during the evening, wind slabs will accumulate in lee areas.

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

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)

Monday 12. April 2021

Under tregrensen er snøen i overflaten lett bunden, mens vind fra vest og nord har fraktet mye av snøen over tregrensen inn i leområder. Her har det dannet seg myke og harde fokksnøflak. På vindutsatte områder og rygger er det blåst ned til gammel fokksnø og skare.

Torsdag ble det observert flere små, naturlig utløste skred ved Horntindan i Gullesfjord, mens det fredag ble observert et stort naturlig utløst skred på Langlitinden.

Mountain weather

Monday 12. April 2021

2-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from west. -9 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 13. April 2021

2-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the evening. -15 °C to -3 °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

Fokksnøen fra helgen forventes å ha fått stabilisert seg noe og vil trolig være vanskeligere å løse ut. Utover kvelden vil imidlertid kraftig vind fra sørvest gi ny ustabil fokksnø i leområder.

På tirsdag vil timingen være viktig for en trygg tur! Start turen tidlig for å unngå at snøen du ferdes på blir ustabil i solsteiken og avslutt turen før det blåser opp til kvelden.
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