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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Saturday 11.05.2024

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Increasing temperatures and increased danger of wet avalanches. Glide avalanches are possible.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Friday 10. May 2024

Nedbør siden torsdag ettermiddag har kommet som snø i høyden. Nysnøen har lagt seg oppå smelteomvandlet snødekke etter mildvær, sol og regn forrige uke.


Under skoggrensen er relativt lite snø igjen mange steder.

Det er observert flere glideskred på Senja og mange gamle våte løssnøskred i hele regionen.

Mountain weather

Friday 10. May 2024

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the southwest during the evening. -4 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 11. May 2024

4-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -2 °C to 5 °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

Ytterligere temperaturstigning i dag vil trolig føre til naturlig utløste våte skred. I lavlandet er skredfaren generelt lav ettersom snødekket har blitt vant med mildvær og regn. Men litt høyere til fjells hvor nedbøren fra fredag har kommet som snø vil det i dag kunne gå våte skred når snøen blir fuktet av regnvær.

På de høyeste toppene kan det finnes fokksnøflak fra de siste dagene. Disse ventes å stabilisere seg fortløpende, men det kan fortsatt være mulig å løse ut skred enkelte steder.
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