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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Saturday 06.05.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Sun and warm temperatures will trigger natural wet avalanches in the snow from the last week. How well this snow has bonded to the old crust is very uncertain. It is possible that wind slabs are still unstable and easy to trigger in areas that collected snow this week.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Friday 5. May 2023

Det er fortsatt en del snø i terrenget, men den er ujevnt fordelt og mye bare rabber. Mildværet forrige uke har påvirket snødekket en del, og det gamle snødekket består i hovedsak av smelteformer. I ytre strøk har det kommet totalt rundt 10cm snø de siste dagene, lengre inn i landet har det kommet mindre.

Mountain weather

Friday 5. May 2023

4-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -5 °C to -1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 6. May 2023

1-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southwest during renoon. -5 °C to 0 °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

Det ventes sol og milde temperaturer høyt til fjells. Dette vil svekke den ferske snøen, og våte løssnøskred vil løsne av seg selv i bratt terreng der sola tar.

Det er usikkert hvor godt fokksnøen fra de siste dagene har stabilisert seg. Sola kan også bidra til å svekke bindinger i fokksnøen, og flak kan være lette å løse ut.

Skredfaren er høyest i ytre strøk der det har kommet mest snø de siste dagene.
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