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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Saturday 27.02.2021

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wet avalanches is expected below treeline. Use great causing above treeline where a persistent weak layer is touchy.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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 26. February 2021

Snøoverflaten er preget av kraftig vind fra forskjellige retninger den siste tiden. På rygger og vindutsatte formasjoner er det enten avblåst ned til stein og skare, eller hard fokksnø. I beskyttede formasjoner, spesielt mot N og Ø ligger det litt myk fokksnø over hardere snø.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn og begerkrystaller i snødekket. Dette finnes enten ved bakken, i forbindelse med skare eller i lag under fokksnøen.

De siste dagene er det meldt inn mange og store drønn fra snødekket. Særlig rundt Tamokdalen.

Mountain weather

Friday 26. February 2021

7 mm precipitation, up to 16 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest. -7 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 27. February 2021

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the south during renoon. -9 °C to -4 °C at 1100 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

Lørdag blir det litt roligere i været, men mildere. Våte skred ventes etterhvert som regnet tiltar utover dagen.

Over skoggrensen er det fortsatt de vedvarende svake lag som byr på utfordringer og disse lagene er lette å påvirke. Utvis stor varsomhet.
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