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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Wednesday 01.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wet snow give increased danger of wet avalanches at lower altitudes. Risk of wind-deposited snow in the alpine.

Avalanche problems

New 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).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet 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).

Water pooling in/above snow layers
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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)

Wednesday 1. January 2020

Etter snøværet tysdag ligg det no nysnø på overflata. Denne ligg ujamnt fordelt pga. sterk vind. Underliggande snødekket forventast å vere smelteomvandla opp til omlag 500 moh. I dei høgastliggande områda har det mest truleg danna seg store mengder fersk fokksnø i leområder

Tysdag vert det meldt om moderat snøfokk i Vesterålen og ved Harstad.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 31. December 2019

6-8 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 1. January 2020

18 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -7 °C to 1 °C at 700 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

Oppdatert onsdag morgon: observasjonar tyder på at det kom litt meir snø enn forventa nyttårsafta. Forventa skredstorleik og dermed også faregrad vert difor auka.

Det kan gå naturleg utølyste våte skred i låglandet der det regnar på snøen som har kome dei siste dagane. I høgfjellet der det snør har det danna seg fokksnø i leområder, og det vert meir påfyll av dette utover ettermiddagen i dag også når vinden aukar.
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