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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Thursday 27.05.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
It is in general a stable snowpack. Be careful if you find very wet snow, especially in terrain traps, since wet avalanches can occur.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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

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)

Wednesday 26. May 2021

Snøoverflaten er frossen i skyggesider over mildværsgrensa, og våt og myk under mildværsgrensa og der solen tar.

Det finnes likevel lagdelt snø høyt til fjells. Dei tidlegare vedvarande svake laga av kantkorn har starta å bli avrunda, men det kan ikkje utelukkast at dei framleis kan føre til skred i enkelte heng ved svært stor belastning.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 26. May 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -6 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 27. May 2021

1-3 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -4 °C to 0 °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

Generelt er det stabil snø. Der snøen er våt kan skikjørere løse ut våte løssnøskred, men de blir trolig ikke så store. Om vann, fra smelteprosesser eller regn, trenger ned til de gamle vedvarende svake lagene kan det gå store flakskred, men dette er mindre sannsynlig. Vær varsom der snøen er svært våt, særlig i bratte heng med terrengfeller.
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