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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Tuesday 11.02.2020

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

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)

Monday 10. February 2020

Forbigåande mildvær i helga har påverka snødekket. I lavareliggande område er det fuktig snø, medan det er skare opptil ca. 700 moh. Der det er høge fjelltoppar kan det ha danna seg harde fokksnøflak over mildværsgrensa.

Det er fleire observasjonar på kantkorn i det gamle snødekket, inkludert begerkrystallar ved bakken.

Laurdag gjekk det tørre laussnøskred ved Sortvik.

Mountain weather

Monday 10. February 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southeast. -7 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 11. February 2020

3 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the west during the evening. -5 °C to -2 °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

Nedbør og vind mandag og tirsdag vil føre til snøtransport og gi ustabile nysnøflak i leområder. Sidan vindretninga dreier kan ferske fokksnøflak finnast i fleire himmelretningar. Dei vil stabilisere seg relativt fort grunna gunstige temperaturar. Vær merksam på at det kan finnast vedvarande svake lag av kantkorn i snødekket.
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