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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Saturday 04.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Persistent weak layers exit in the snow cover, but they have recently been hard to trigger. The load of new snow can change that.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust
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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)

Friday 3. January 2020

Torsdag var det forbigåande mildvær opp til ca. 1000 moh, samt nedbør og sterk vind. Dette vil ha påverka snødekket og gitt fuktig snø under mildværsgrensa. og vindpåverka snø i fjellet.

Det er observert fleire lag med kantkorn i snødekket. Det er både under gamle fokksnøflak, men også over, under og mellom skarelag. Den siste tida har desse vore vanskeleg å påverke.

Torsdag og fredag gjekk det fleire naturleg utløyste middels store til store skred, mellom anna frå Pollfjellet, Kjostind, Holmbuktura og i Lavangsdalen.

Mountain weather

Friday 3. January 2020

7-10 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the evening. -9 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 4. January 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -13 °C to -4 °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 finnast allereie fokksnøflak i fjellet, og nye vil bli danna når vinden dreier mot NV og gir mykje nedbør og vind. Det kan då vere mogleg å løyse ut flakskred i mange himmelretningar, og nokre naturlege skred kan også gå som følgje av stor pålagring. Det finnast vedvarande svakt lag av kantkorn i snødekket, og sjølv om dei har vore vanskeleg å påverke den siste tida kan den auka lasten av snø endre dette.
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