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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Tuesday 04.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avalanches can easily be triggered in fresh stormslabs. Persistent weak layers have recently been hard to trigger, but this might have changed due to windloading of the snowpack the last days. Avoid avalanche terrain with newly deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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

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 3. January 2022

Sterk vind frå søraust har dei siste dagane gitt transport av snø. Der det ikkje er avblåst, er truleg snøoverflata vindpakka hard.

Lenger ned i snødekket finnast det svake lag. Det er både nedføyka kantkornlag frå kuldeperioda i slutten av november, samt kantkornlag danna rundt skare.

Mandag gjekk det eit naturleg utløyst skred på veg ved Kåfjorden.

Generelt er det eit tynt snødekke.

Mountain weather

Monday 3. January 2022

1-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -16 °C to -13 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 4. January 2022

4-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from southeast. -17 °C to -14 °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

Flakskred kan vere lette å løyse ut i fersk fokksnø, sidan det framleis er meldt sterk vind og noko snø. Det er usikkert om det også kan løysast ut flakskred på vedvarande svake lag i snødekket. Den siste tida har det vore vanskeleg, men dette kan ha endra seg grunna auka last på snødekket dei siste dagane. Om det har det, kan fjernutløysing av skred vere mogleg.
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