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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Friday 07.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Slab avalanches can be triggered in fresh stormslabs and on persistent weak layers. Storm slabs will be present in many aspects. Persistent weak layers are also possible to trigger, especially around the threeline, and can give large avalanches.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Thursday 6. January 2022

Sterk vind frå skiftande retning har sidan søndag transportert og påverka snø. Der det ikkje er avblåst er snøoverflata vindpåverka i ulik grad. Over skoggrensa er det i hovudsak hard snø, medan det under skoggrensa kan det vere mjukare flak og laus snø.

Djupare i snødekket finnast det vedvarande svake lag. Det finnast kantkorn både i samband med skare og som nedføyka lag. Generelt har desse vore vanskelege å påverke den siste tida, men drønn i snøen mandag viser at det er mogleg nokre stadar.

Ved Holmbuktura er det registrert skred natt til torsdag.

Mountain weather

Thursday 6. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from northeast, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during renoon. -23 °C to -9 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 7. January 2022

0 mm precipitation, up to 5 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -25 °C to -11 °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

Flakskred kan løysast ut i fersk fokksnø nokre stadar. Fokksnøflak finnast no i mange himmelretningar, sidan det har vore sterk vind frå skiftande retning heile veka. Det skal gjerne noko meir til for å påverke flaka no, men det er framleis mogleg sidan stabiliseringa går sakte i det kalde vêret. Nokre stadar kan flakskred også løysast ut på vedvarande svake lag. Generelt har dette vore vanskeleg den siste tida sidan det mange stadar ligg under harde fokksnøflak. Men der det er mjukare snø, som t.d. rundt trengrensa, er dette lettare. Om laga blir påverka kan skred løysast ut frå avstand og bli store.
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