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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Friday 06.05.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Where the snow is dry, wind slabs can easily be triggered or released naturally. As the temperature rises during the day, the probability of wet loose snow and slab avalanches increases. If persistent weak layers are affected by people or weather, large avalanches can occur.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust
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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)

Thursday 5. May 2022

Mildvêr og regn vil utover dagen påverke snøoverflata stadig høgare til fjells. Den tidlegare tørre vindpåverka eller lause snøen vil difor blir fuktig eller våt.

I overgangen mellom gamal fuktig snø og nyare tørr snø har det danna seg eit skarelag. Høg temperaturgradient gjer at det lokalt har danna seg kantkorn rundt dette. Utviklinga og eigenskapane verkar å variere, og enkelte stadar kan det påverkast, men dei fleste stadar er korna små eller ikkje utvikla nok til å utgjere eit skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Thursday 5. May 2022

3-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the evening. -11 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 6. May 2022

9 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Strong breeze from southwest. -1 °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

Fronten trekk vidare innover regionen med mildvêr, sterk vind og nedbør, noko som gir generelt ustabile tilhøve. Flakskred kan vere lette å løyse ut eller gå naturleg i tørr fokksnø. Under mildvêrsgrensa, som gradvis stig til fjelltopphøgde utover dagen, kan det gå våte laussnø- eller flakskred. Om vedvarande svake lag blir påverka av personar eller vêr kan det gå store skred.
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