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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Sunday 02.02.2020

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 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)

Saturday 1. February 2020

Mye vind fra SØ de siste dagene har flyttet og omfordelt snøen. Over tregrensen består snødekket stort sett av hard vindpakket snø og noen steder er det avblåst ned til mildværsskare. I skogen veksler det mellom harde/myke fokksnøflak og områder med løssnø.

Det er observert lag med kantkorn over/under skarelag noen steder i regionen. Dette ligger nå stort sett dypt i snødekket og er dermed vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Saturday 1. February 2020

3-6 mm precipitation. Strong gale from southeast. -14 °C to -9 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 2. February 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the evening. -15 °C to -6 °C at 1100 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

Fokksnøen fra tidligere i uka antas nå å være generelt stabil og vanskelig å påvirke. Vær likevel varsom i områder med tynne og/eller myke fokksnøflak.
Nysnø og kraftig vind fra NV om kvelden vil gi ferske fokksnøflak i nye leområder som kan være lett å løse ut.
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