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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Sunday 08.05.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The avalanche danger is significant, especially early in the day with high winds and snow. Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. In some few slopes with most accumulated snow, large avalanches can release naturally.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Saturday 7. May 2022

Lørdag var det synkende mildværsgrense og sterk vind, dette har trolig gitt fersk fokksnø i overflata over tregrensa. I lavlandet er snøoverflata våt etter plussgrader og regn.

I overgangen mellom gammel fuktig snø og snø fra siste to uker har det dannet seg et skarelag. Høy temperaturgradient gjør at det lokalt har dannet seg kantkorn rundt dette. Utviklingen og egenskapene virker å variere, og enkelte steder kan det påvirkes, men de fleste steder er korna små eller ikke utviklet nok til å utgjøre et skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Sunday 8. May 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 16 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -8 °C to -4 °C at 1100 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

Søndag fortsetter med mye vind og snøfall først på dagen. Dette opprettholder fokksnøproblematikken i fjellet. Det vil mange plasser være lett å løse ut skred i ferske fokksnøflak for skiløper eller skuterkjører. I enkelte heng som får mest pålagring kan store skred løsne naturlig. Skredfaren avtar utover dagen med minkende vind og snøfall.
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