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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Monday 09.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Increasing temperature will weaken the snow cover temporarily. Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow from the last days.

Avalanche problems

Wet 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).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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

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)

Sunday 8. May 2022

Stigende temperaturer mandag vil igjen gjøre snøoverflaten våt og fuktig i de nederste høydene. Litt nysnø og kjøligere temperaturer søndag ga litt nysnø i overflaten også i lavlandet. I fjellet kan det ligge tørrere flak av fokksnø etter kraftig vind natt til søndag.

Lørdag ble det observert mange små løssnøskred i soleksponerte heng ved Indre Billefjord.

Høy mildværsgrense torsdag til lørdag har gjort snødekket vått og fuktig et stykke opp i fjellet. Mye av snøen som har de siste ukene har smeltet i lavere høyder.

Mountain weather

Sunday 8. May 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -8 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 9. May 2022

2 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the northeast during the evening. -7 °C to 1 °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

Utover mandag ventes temperaturstigning, litt regn i lavlandet og litt snø høyere til fjells. Plussgrader og regn kan varme opp nysnø og fersk fokksnø fra de siste dagene og føre til midlertidig svekkelse. I bratte heng kan det gå enkelte naturlig utløste skred. Høyt til fjells kan kraftig vind natt til søndag dannet ustabile fokksnøflak, men disse har trolig stabilisert seg mange steder.
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