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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Tuesday 10.03.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid 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 some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

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 9. March 2020

Under tregrensa er snødekket preget av mildværet mandag og snøen er fuktig. Over tregrensa ligger det fokksnø av varierende hardhet. Vindutsatte formasjoner er stedvis avblåst til gammel mildværskare.

Gammelt snødekke består i stor grad av ulike skarelag og smelteomvandlet snø.

Det er observert vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn under skarelag i områder med tynt snødekke, men overliggende lag av skare bærer godt slik at det er vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Monday 9. March 2020

13 mm precipitation, up to 42 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 10. March 2020

6-10 mm precipitation. Breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during renoon. -9 °C to -2 °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

Det kom betydelige mengder snø mandag, og i leheng kan det ligge fokksnø som fortsatt er lett å løse ut. Skredfaren er trolig noe lavere tidlig på dagen før en vindøkning på kvelden kan legge opp ferske fokksnøflak i lehelninger mot sør.
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