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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Wednesday 17.03.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs. In the alpine persistent weak layers deeper in the snow may be present, but generally these are 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).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (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 faceted snow beneath a crust
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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)

Tuesday 16. March 2021

Der vinden ikke kommer til, for eksempel i skogen, så er snøen ubunden eller lett vindpåvirket. I høyden og på mer utsatte steder er snøen vindpåvirket, eller det er avblåst til eldre skarelag.

I høyden kan det fortsatt finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn i forbindelse med skarelag enkelte steder i regionen. Men mange steder er dette laget nå enten beskyttet under hard is eller ødelagt av mildværet i slutten av februar, og man må trolig over ca 1000 moh for å kunne påvirke det.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 16. March 2021

2-4 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from north, changing to breeze from the north during renoon. -14 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 17. March 2021

3-7 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -16 °C to -10 °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

Økende vind og litt påfyll av nysnø gjør at det det vil dannes ferske fokksnøflak i flere leområder.

Det er trolig fortsatt mulig å løse ut store skred på vedvarende svake lag enkelte steder i regionen. Men de svake lagene ligger nå dypt i snødekket og er generelt vanskelige å påvirke. Vær særlig oppmerksom i overgangen mellom tynt og tykt snødekke.
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