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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Sunday 06.01.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wet avalanches are expected. When the temperature decreases in the afternoon and the precipitation falls as snow, avoid new and fresh snow slabs.

Avalanche problems

New 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 (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers
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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)

Saturday 5. January 2019

Torsdag var det mildvær og vind og det dannet seg en skorpe på 3-5 cm øverst i snødekket opp til 500-600 moh. Mildværet har vært relativt kortvarig og uten mye regn, så fuktigheten har stort sett ikke trengt lenger ned i snødekket. Over tregrensa finnes det områder med mykere fokksnøflak som ventes å ha stabilisert seg i løpet av fredagen.

Mountain weather

Saturday 5. January 2019

2-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -6 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 6. January 2019

12 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest. -1 °C to 4 °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

Snøen som er kommet i høyfjellet de siste dagene ventes å ha stabilisert seg, men ny nedbør og vind kan danne ustabile områder over snøgrensa. Stigende temperatur og regn fører til at snøen blir våt opp mot 1000 meter første del av dagen. Dette kan svekke snødekket der snøen ikke har vært påvirket av mildvær fra før og lede til små, våte flakskred i bratt terreng.
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