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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Sunday 02.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (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).

Buried weak layer of new snow

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)

Saturday 1. February 2020

Mye vind fra SØ den siste uka har flyttet og omfordelt snøen. Over tregrensa er snødekket for det meste hardt og vindherjet, mens på skjermede områder og i skogen kan det fortsatt finnes noe løssnø.

Det er observert et løst lag med små kantkorn rundt skarelag fra 20/1 flere steder i regionen, men dette laget har vært vanskelig å påvirke og viser lite tegn til bruddforplantning.

Mountain weather

Saturday 1. February 2020

Little to no precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast. -15 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 2. February 2020

10-12 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the evening. -13 °C to -3 °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

Fokksnøen fra tidligere i uka antas nå å være generelt stabil og vanskelig å påvirke. Vær likevel varsom i områder med tynne og/eller myke fokksnøflak.
Nysnø og kraftig vind fra NV om kvelden vil gi ferske fokksnøflak i leområder som kan være lett å løse ut.
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