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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Saturday 04.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many 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)

Friday 3. January 2020

Torsdag var det forbigåande mildvær opp til ca. 1000 moh, samt nedbør og sterk vind. Dette har gitt tynn bristande skare ned nysnø i lavtliggande område, og vindpåverka snø i fjellet.

Det har vore eit kantkornlag høgt i snødekket, men etter fleire mildvær er det usikkert om dette framleis eksisterer. Eit kantkornlag som har vore mellom skare og fokksnø lenger ned i snødekket er truleg intakt.

Mountain weather

Friday 3. January 2020

8-12 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the evening. -6 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 4. January 2020

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -10 °C to -3 °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

Det finnast allereie nysnø- og fokksnøflak i fjellet, og nye vil bli danna når vinden dreier mot NV og gir meir nedbør og vind. Det kan då vere lett å løyse ut flakskred i mange himmelretningar, og nokre naturlege skred kan forekomme.
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