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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Tuesday 07.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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In the alpine wind slabs are possible to trigger by a single skier. Warm temperatures are expected to cause wet avalanches up to 600-800 masl.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new 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.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Monday 6. January 2020

I helga kom det mye tørr nysnø og det har vært periodevis kraftig vind fra ulike retninger. Snødekket er ujevnt fordelt med fokksnø i forsenkninger og det er avblåst ned til mildværsskaren andre steder. Mandag er det mildere og mandag kveld er det ventet plussgrader opp til ca 1200 moh.

Flere runder med mildvær den siste tiden har gjennomfuktet det gamle snødekket omtrent til ca. 900 moh, så nedre del av snødekket er generelt smelteomvandlet og stabilt

Mountain weather

Monday 6. January 2020

8-10 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -4 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 7. January 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest. -2 °C to 3 °C at 700 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

Mildvær og regn svekker snødekket, og det kan fortsatt gå enkelte naturlig utløste våte skred.

Litt nysnø og vind vil gi påfyll av fersk fokksnø i høyden og lokalt ustabile forhold i leområder. Men denne vil trolig stabilisere seg raskt i de milde temperaturene.
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