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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Wednesday 05.02.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. 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. Avoid especially convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

New 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
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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)

Tuesday 4. February 2020

Forrige uke var det kraftig vind fra SØ som flyttet på snøen og skapte mye harde fokksnøflak. Søndag dreide vinden til NV og det har siden vært snøbyger. Fram til tirsdag morgen har det kommet 20-40 cm nysnø, mest nord i regionen.

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

Mountain weather

Tuesday 4. February 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west. -15 °C to -11 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 5. February 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest. -16 °C to -10 °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

Fortsatt vind fra V-NV og snøbyger vil opprettholde stor utbredelse av ustabile nysnøflak der det kan være lett å løse ut middels store skred. Enkelte naturlig utløste skred kan forekomme. Bygevær kan gi store lokale forskjeller i nedbørmengde og vind, områder som får mye nysnø er mest utsatt.
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