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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Friday 10.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Thursday 9. January 2020

Nysnø torsdag i kombinasjon med vind gjør at snøen trolig er tørr og vindpåvirket over tregrensen. Mildværet tidligere i uken har trolig gått opp ca. 600-800 moh., dette gjør at det trolig ligger en smelte-fryse skare under fokksnøen.

Det er stedvis observert lag med kantkorn over, under og mellom skarelag over 500 moh. Dette er observert i området rundt Bardufoss, men ikke i Tamokdalen.

Mountain weather

Thursday 9. January 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong gale from west. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 10. January 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west. -7 °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

Det er få observasjoner fra regionen de siste dagene. Nysnø torsdag i kombinasjon med vind vil gjøre at det ligger ustabil fokksnø i leområder. Vinden veksler på grunn av fjellformasjoner, og problemet er derfor utbredt i flere himmelretninger. Det kommer noe mer nysnø fredag i kombinasjon med vind, men forholdsvis mildt vær gjør at fokksnøen stabiliseres hurtig.
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