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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Wednesday 06.03.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
A polar low system will hit the region, very strong winds are forecasted. There may be naturally released avalanches. Touring in lee areas with wind deposited snow is not recommened.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

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 5. March 2019

Snøbyger de siste dagene har gitt ujevne mengder nysnø i regionen, mest i ytre deler. Der vinden har tatt, har den dannet fokksnøflak av varierende hardhet. Det kan være avblåst ned til gammel, hard skare over rygger og i vindutsatte områder.

Det er godt med fuktighet i snødekket fra mildvær 23.feb, og med vedvarende kulde kan det dannes nye vedvarende svake lag.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 5. March 2019

8 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest. -19 °C to -13 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 6. March 2019

7 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Storm from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during renoon. -17 °C to -10 °C at 1100 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

Polart lavtrykk fører til sterk vind og tette snøbyger, spesielt første del av dagen. Det vil dannes ferske, ustabile fokksnøflak, særlig i sørøstlige himmelretninger. Kombinasjonen av snø tilgjengelig i terrenget, sterk vind og nye snøbyger medfører at det vil kunne gå noen store naturlige utløste skred.
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