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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Monday 17.05.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Conditions for wet avalanches. Be careful in areas where the snowpack is wet or soaking.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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)

Sunday 16. May 2021

Mildvær og solinnstråling har påvirka snødekket til topps. Grovkorna snø lågt i fjellet. I høgda er snødekket meir finkorna og lagdelt.

Kantkornlag i snødekket er i ferd med å bli varmepåvirka heilt til topps og vil gradvis bli borte.

Mountain weather

Sunday 16. May 2021

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -5 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 17. May 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -1 °C to 5 °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

Høg varme gir smelting og vatn i snødekket. Varmen dei siste dagane har omdanna og stabilisert mykje av snødekket, men fortsatt forhold for naturlig utløste våte skred. Vær varsom dersom snødekket virker råttent og vassmetta, og det blir skredaktivitet i bratte heng. Toppskavler blir svekka i varmen.
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