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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Monday 06.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. There may be pockets with a persistent weak layer beneath the wind depposited snow.

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 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 above a crust
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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)

Sunday 5. January 2020

Det har vært skiftende vær de siste dagene med kraftig vind fra NV i starten av helgen. Lokalt er det kommet opp mot 20-25 cm nysnø siden fredag. Snøoverflaten består av vindpåvirket snø av varierende hardhet. I forsenkninger og andre leområder ligger det en god del løs snø. Over 1000 moh er snøoverflaten stort sett hardt. Det har stort sett vært minusgrader lørdag og søndag.

Det er observert lag med kantkorn over, under og mellom skarelag over 600 moh. Det finnes oftest i de øverste 50 cm av snødekket.

Mountain weather

Sunday 5. January 2020

2-6 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -14 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 6. January 2020

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -9 °C to -2 °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

Roligere og mildere vær gjør at fokksnøflak vil bli mer stabile, og det skal mer til for å løse ut skred. På vindutsette steder kan det likevel være litt snøtransport til leheng mot nord og vest. Vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn dypere i snødekke vil derimot ikke stabilisere seg like fort. Disse kan fortsatt være mulig å påvirke og kan gi store skred.
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