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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Tuesday 19.04.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The stability of the snowpack will get poorer due to rising temperatures and sun. Wet avalanches can occur in loose snow, and on a persistent weak layer, which has the potential to give very large avalanches. Avoid avalanche terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Monday 18. April 2022

Den siste tida har det vore mildt og regn til fjelltopphøgde, og snøoverflata er difor fuktig eller våt.

Djupare i snødekket finnast det vedvarande svake lag i samband med skare. Dette har den siste tida vore vanskeleg å påverke. Det er usikkert om mildare vêr har svekka laget og gjort det lettare å påverke.

Søndag gjekk det nokre naturleg utløyste skred, blant anna over vegen til Sandland.

Mountain weather

Monday 18. April 2022

2 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during renoon. -1 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 19. April 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -4 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. 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

Høge temperaturar har dei siste dagane svekka stabiliteten i snødekket, og sol utover dagen kan svekke den ytlegare. Våte flak- og laussnøskred kan gå naturleg. Om skred går på vedvarande svake lag kan dei bli store til svært store. Unngå skredterreng.
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