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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Sunday 11.04.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

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
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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 10. April 2021

Under skoggrensenkom det tidligere i uken ca 20-40 cm løs nysnø over det gamle gjennomfuktede snødekket. Høyere opp er snødekket mer lagdelt med fokksnøflak, og innslag av tynne skarelag opp til ca 600 moh, men det finnes også mye ubunden nysnø mange steder.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag med kantkorn i snødekket høyt til fjells. I indre strøk er det også observert i lavere høyder. Dette ligger i hovedsak dypt begravd og er vanskelig å påvirke.

Onsdag ble det observert flere middels store til store flakskred som har gått naturlig.

Torsdag er det observert flere små til middels store løssnøskred i bratte solvendte heng. Løssnøskred har også trigget middels flakskred.

Mountain weather

Saturday 10. April 2021

1-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -15 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 11. April 2021

8-12 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest. -8 °C to -3 °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

Kraftig vind og påfyll av snø danner fersk fokksnø. Det vil være lett for en skikjører å løse ut skred.

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