Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Thursday 02.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published: 2021-12-01 03:42 PM

Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

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.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Snøoverflaten består at kald løssnø og det er observert rim i områder som ligger i le for vinden. Over skoggrensen har det vært noe vindtransport av snøen og snødekket er ujevnt fordelt.

En lenge kuldeperiode har dannet kantkorn rundt et skarelag ned i snødekket.

Det er snø til havnivå, men det et svært tynt snødekke i lavlandet.

Mountain weather, 01.12.2021

8-9 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from northeast. -25 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Mountain weather, 02.12.2021

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from east. -14 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

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We provide daily avalanche forecast in the period between 1st of December until 31st of May. Please remember that the forecast is intended as an aid and not the absolute truth.