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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Thursday 09.04.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here. Wind deposited snow could rest on a persistent weak layer of facets.

Avalanche problems

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)

Wednesday 8. April 2020

Tirsdag har det vært rask temperaturøkning i regionen, plussgradene har nådd til topps i store deler av regionen.

Onsdag begynner det å bli kaldere i regionen.

Tidligere er det observert svake lag av kantkorn i snødekket både i fokksnø og lengre nede i snødekket. Det er usikkert om dette er bevart etter mildværet tirsdag.

Onsdag gikk det et snøskred på Ev 69 ved Nova.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. April 2020

7 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from west, changing to strong breeze from the south during renoon. -5 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 9. April 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from north, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during renoon. -12 °C to -4 °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

Snøbyger og kraftig vind fra NV vil danne fokksnøflak i nye leheng. Vær forsiktig i områder hvor det er dannet ferske fokksnøflak, disse kan være lette å løse ut.

Fokksnø fra tidligere i uka stabiliseres relativt raskt, men det vil fortsatt være mulig å løse ut store skred hvor det har samlet seg mye snø.
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