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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Thursday 04.04.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with fresh wind slabs. Wind slabs are resting on a weak layer of facets, or there is poor bonding to hard melt freeze crust below. The risk of slipping is high in areas with hard, icy snow surface.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

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)

Wednesday 3. April 2024

Snødekket er noen steder svært hardt og glatt. Det er generelt litt løssnø på snøoverflata, men noen steder også fokksnø med tydelige vindtegn.

Under den lause snøen ligg det stadvis lag av rim og/eller kantkorn. Det finnast også vedvarande svake lag djupare i snødekket, men det er usikkert kor lett det er å påverke desse.

Tirsdag ble det observert drønn i snødekket.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 3. April 2024

3-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during the afternoon. -24 °C to -10 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 4. April 2024

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -27 °C to -13 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Du kan løse ut skred enkelte steder der det har lagt seg fokksnøflak. Fokksnøen kan ligge på et svakt lag av kantkorn eller ha dårlig binding til glatt skare.

Vær obs på at det gamle snødekket noen steder er svært hardt og glatt. Det er fare for utglidning og små skred kan ha store konsekvenser.
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