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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Wednesday 18.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The snowpack is mostly stable but increases in sun exposed slopes in the afternoon.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose 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 17. May 2022

Siste dagene har det kommet 10-20 cm nysnø i fjellet. I kombinasjon med vind har det nok dannet seg fokksnø mange steder. I lavlandet er snøen mer fuktig.

Søndag ble en person tatt av et middels stort vått løssnøskred på Kattfjordeidet.

Lite snø i skogen og opp til ca 200m.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 17. May 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -4 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 18. May 2022

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during renoon. -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

Roligere vær gjør at eventuelle fokksnøflak får stabilisert seg. Gradvis lavere temperatur vil også stabilisere den våte snøen i lavlandet.

Men utover dagen vil det være mulighet for mindre skyer, og eventuell solinnstråling kan da føre til enkelte naturlig utløste skred, særlig i nysnøen høyt til fjells.
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