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Avalanche warning for region Salten Sunday 22.05.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable avalanche conditions. Use caution in areas with wind deposited snow and cornices and where the snow surface are wet and soft.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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 21. May 2022

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Nord i regionen kom det noko nysnø 17. mai. Også den bør vere fuktig eller smleteomvandla no. Den gamle snøen er generelt smelteomvandla og stabil. Stadvis er det mykje vatn i snøen.

Det er nå lite snø igjen under 300 til 600 moh.

Mountain weather

Saturday 21. May 2022

0-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southeast. -1 °C to 8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 22. May 2022

1-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southeast. -2 °C to 7 °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

Snødekket vert vurdert til å vere stort sett stabilt no. Men regn og høge temperaturar kan gje våt og laus snøoverflate og det er mogelegheit for våte laussnøskred.

Glideskred er uforutsigbare, men kan forekomme der det er forhold for det, for eksempel der underlaget er svaberg eller bratt gressbakke. Unngå terreng under glidesprekker.
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