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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Saturday 29.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on slopes recently loaded with wind slabs. Large avalanches is not very likely but can in some cases be triggered by high additional loads. 

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow
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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)

Friday 28. February 2020

I starten av uka kom det lokalt mye nysnø lengst nord i regionen (30-40cm på Arnøya), men mindre i indre deler (5-10cm). Onsdag og torsdag var perioder med kraftig vind fra omkring S og mye snøfokk, slik at snøoverflaten i fjellet stort sett er vindpåvirket i varierende grad.

Det finnes et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn under skarelag fra januar, trolig mest fremtredende i indre deler av regionen. Men dette ligger stort sett dypt og er vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Friday 28. February 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from south. -16 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 29. February 2020

2 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west. -15 °C to -8 °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

Nysnø og fokksnøen fra de siste dagene stabiliserer seg gradvis, men i de områdene som har fått mest snø de siste dagene kan det fortsatt være mulig å løse ut store skred. Litt påfyll av nysnø kan føre til små ferske fokksnøflak i leområder som kan være lett å løse ut.
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