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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Friday 04.01.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
As the temperatures drop the snowpack below the treeline will quickly stabilise. In the high alpine wind slabs can still be easy to trigger. A persistent weak layer may still be lingering on isolated features.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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 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 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 3. January 2019

Torsdag er et mildvær på tur igjennom regionen og snøoverflaten er i rask endring.

Før mildværet det kommet mye nysnø med kraftig vind i fjellet. Nysnøen er ujevnt fordelt i terrenget, men med største snømengder mot NØ-SV. Enkelte steder er den gamle mildværsskare fremme i snøoverflaten.

Mountain weather

Thursday 3. January 2019

No precipitation. Cloudy.

Friday 4. January 2019

No precipitation. 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

Skredfaren vil avta noe når uværet gir seg. Regnet har trolig gitt snødekket skikkelig juling og det vil være lite spenninger igjen i snødekket under 700-800 moh.

Over mildværsgrensen kan det være noen ustabile fokksnøflak som fortsatt kan være lett å løse ut og kraftig vind kan mer pålagring av fokksnø i leheng.

Problemet med kantkorn består trolig i høyfjellet.
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