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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Wednesday 12.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs, otherwise stable conditions.

Avalanche problems

New 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
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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 11. February 2020

Snødekket er i lavareliggende områder preget av siste mildværet, men her har kaldere temperaturer siste dager medført at snøoverflaten har fryst til.

I høyden består snødekket i stor grad av vindpakket fokksnø av varierende hardhet og skavler. Noen steder er den ferske snøen avblåst til gammelt skarelag eller helt ned til bakken.

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

Det er observert velutviklete kantkorn under skarelag i øvre deler av snødekket. Stedvis er kantkornlaget ganske tykt. Laget har vist begrenset evne til bruddforplantning.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 11. February 2020

7-11 mm precipitation. Breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -4 °C to -1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 12. February 2020

2-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to -1 °C at 700 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

Litt vindøkning på ettermiddagen kan i kombinasjon med litt ny snø legge opp enkelte nysnøflak i enkelte leområder. Eldre flak får tid til å stabilisere seg.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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