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Avalanche warning for region Salten Monday 01.04.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Be careful in areas with windslabs in the alpine and inner parts of the region.

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

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 31. March 2019

Torsdag denne uka kom det inn et skikkelig mildvær med svært mye regn (over 60 mm nedbør) opptil 1000 moh med til dels kraftig vind fra vest. Mildværet antas å ha tatt vekk eventuell farlig lagdeling i det gamle snødekket.

Det er relativt lite snø ute ved kysten. Mer i østlige deler av regionen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 31. March 2019

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from west. -11 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 1. April 2019

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to -1 °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

Mye løs snø i terrenget og mer snø med bygevær gir muligheten for middels store naturlig utløste skred. Særlig utsatt er terreng i høyden hvor det holder seg kaldt.

Der hvor det ligger mindre snø eller der bygene ikke slipper ny snø, er faren for skred mindre.
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