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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Friday 05.06.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions. Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to areas with glide-cracks

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow 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

Glide avalanches

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

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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 4. June 2020

Snøoverflaten er smelteomvandlet og våt etter flere dager med varme temperaturer. Store deler av snøen i solvendte sider er smeltet bort.

Generelt er snødekket smelteomvandlet og drenerer vannet godt. I indre strøk rundt Gaisene kan det fortsatt være lagdelinger i snøen.

Det har smeltet mye de siste dagene. Det finnes fortsatt store skavler og glidesprekker enkelte steder.

Mountain weather

Thursday 4. June 2020

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. 1 °C to 3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 5. June 2020

No precipitation. Breeze from east. 2 °C to 5 °C at 700 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

Det har smeltet mye de siste dagene og det er begrenset med snø igjen i fjellene. Høye temperaturer og perioder med sol har ført til et høyt vanninnhold i snødekket som kan gi enkelte naturlig utløste våte løssnøskred.

Det er observert store skavler og enkelte glidesprekker, hold avstand til disse.

Oppdemming av smeltevann kan danne små innsjøer der terrenget tillater det. Slike demninger kan kollapse og gi sørpeskred eller plutselig åpning av bekker og elver.
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