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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Sunday 30.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with windslabs. A persistent weak layer of facets may be triggered, especially where the snow cover is thin.

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).

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 large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath 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)

Saturday 29. January 2022

Snødekket er svært variert i regionen. Det ligg store mengder fokksnø som mjuke flak i typiske leområder og beskytta terrengformasjonar, mens toppar og ryggar er avblesne. Under skoggrensa ligg snøen lausare og mindre bunden.

Det gamle snødekket er gjennomfukta. Mange stadar er det ei markant skille mellom den nye tørre snøen frå denne veka og det eldre fuktige snødekket.

Mildvêret forrige helg har fukta vedvarande svakt lag opp til 750 moh. Over denne høgda er tilstanden på vedvarande svake lag ukjent, men lyt forventast i eit mindre omfang.

Det er laurdag meldt inn eit tørt flakskred i Røvvassdalen, NV-fjellside, storleik 1. Skredet var personutløyst.

Observatør aust i regionen meldte laurdag om 30-40 cm ubunden snø i skogen og lett snøfokk i fjellet.

Mountain weather

Saturday 29. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during renoon. Gale from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -12 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 30. January 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from northwest. -11 °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

Det ligg ustabile fokksnøflak i nordaustlege leheng som kan framleis kan vere lette å løyse ut. Rolege værforhold gjer at fokksnøflak gradvis stabiliserar seg.

Vedvarande svake lag i snødekket er generelt vanskeleg å påverke, og truleg må ein over 700-800 moh før det er eit problem.
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