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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Tuesday 07.03.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Avalanches can be triggered in wind slabs a few places. The conditions are in general stabile.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Monday 6. March 2023

Sist veke har var det vekslande vêr, med periodar med nysnø, periodar med mildvêr og tidvis sterk vind. Det er difor eit hardt underlag med vindpåverka snø over.

Kantkornlag som har vore observert tidlegare har blitt øydelagt eller ligg låst under hard og tjukk skare.

Mountain weather

Monday 6. March 2023

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during the afternoon. -19 °C to -11 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 7. March 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -23 °C to -12 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly 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 tilhøve. Nokre få stadar er det mogleg å løyse ut flakskred der det ligg fokksnø.
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