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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Sunday 16.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface

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)

Saturday 15. January 2022

De siste dagene har vinden jobbet godt med snødekket og flyttet snø inn i nordøstvendte heng. På topper og andre utsatte steder er det generelt avblåst. I lesider har det lagt seg hard, vindpakket snø.

Dypere i snødekket finnes det vedvarende svake lag. Det er både nedføyket kantkornlag, samt kantkornlag dannet rundt skare. Observasjoner som drønn og stabilitetstester viser at disse kan påvirkes og dette er lettest i indre deler av regionen.

Mountain weather

Saturday 15. January 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from north, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -14 °C to -7 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 16. January 2022

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from north, changing to strong breeze from the north during the evening. -11 °C to -8 °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

De siste dagene har det dannet seg mye ustabil fokksnø i flere himmelretninger. Flakene vil gradvis stabiliseres, men det kan fortsatt være lett å løse ut skred der det har samlet seg mest snø de siste dagene.

Vedvarende svake lag finnes i snødekket. Særlig i indre deler av regionen kan disse påvirkes, både som skikjører og med skuter. Vær oppmerksom rundt skoggrensa, spesielt der snøoverflaten er myk.
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