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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Sunday 14.06.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wet natural avalanches possible. Be careful in avalanche release and run out areas.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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
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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.

Mountain weather

Saturday 13. June 2020

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. 5 °C to 17 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 14. June 2020

2-5 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during the evening. 6 °C to 14 °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 vann i snødekket kan føre til våte skred i bratt terreng, særlig i høyden. Store deler av regionen, særlig ytre og lavere strøk, har likevel stabile forhold. Noen steder i høyfjellet finnes også et skarelag som kan samle opp smeltevannet og gi store flakskred, men dette laget har mange steder smeltet bort. Snødekket drenerer for det meste godt.

Synkande temperatur vil føre til stabilisering av snødekket.

Enkelte steder er det fare for glideskred. Disse er svært vanskelig å forutsi. Åpning av sprekker er tydelige faretegn.

Vær observant der det er skavler, høye temperaturer kan føre til skavlbrekk.

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