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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Sunday 03.05.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Temperature rise and solar radiation give increased danger of wet avalanches. In N aspects there could be pockets of unstable wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

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

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Saturday 2. May 2020

Manglende nattefrost og mildere vær har gjort snøen fuktig eller våt i samtlige himmelretninger opp til ca. 600 moh. I høyereliggende områder finnes det fortsatt tørr snø som er ubunden eller vindpåvirket. Det er mer snø enn normalt, og store skavler er utbredt i regionen.


Det er tidligere i sesongen observert et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn dypt i snødekket over 800 moh. Laget er trolig svært vanskelig å påvirke.

Lørdag er det rapportert om et lite personutløst skred på Kvaløya.

Mountain weather

Saturday 2. May 2020

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -4 °C to 3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 3. May 2020

Little to no precipitation. Calm/light breeze from south, changing to calm/light breeze from the northwest during the evening. -2 °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

Det er generelt stabile forhold. Skyer gjør at det trolig ikke blir nattefrost i lavereliggende områder. Under mildværsgrensa kan det gå enkelte naturlig utløste våte løssnøskred.

Fokksnøen har sannsynligvis stabilisert seg de fleste steder, men vær forsiktig i N heng der det fortsatt finnes tørr snø.
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