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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Tuesday 05.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wet snow and newly deposited wind slabs. Keep sufficient distance to cornices and glide cracks.

Avalanche problems

Glide avalanches

on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Wet snow/melting near the ground

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
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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)

Monday 4. May 2020

I lavlandet under mildværgrensen er snødekket smelteomdannet og fremstår fuktig eller vått. I høyden er det vekslende fokksnø og skare, der det stedvis har vært observert overflaterim.

I bratte solvendte heng har det de siste dagene gått våte løssnøskred og glideskred. Skavler har også knekt.

Det er generelt store skavler og mye snø i regionen.

Mountain weather

Monday 4. May 2020

4-6 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -4 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 5. May 2020

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -5 °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

Under mildværgrensen vil regn på snødekket medføre at det kan løsne glideskred og våte løssnøskred. I høyden vil det dannes fokksnøflak i leområder Fokksnøen kan noen steder ha dårlig binding til underliggende skare eller ligge på rim. Her kan skred vere lettere å løse ut og utløpslengdene bli større enn forventet. Vær også observant der det har bygd seg ut skavler. Disse kan knekke og løse ut skred i terrenget under.
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