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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Tuesday 31.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with windslabs. A persistent weak layer of facets may be triggered, especially where the snow cover is thin.

Avalanche problems

New 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

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)

Monday 30. January 2023

Fredag gikk et nytt mildvær forbi regionen med regn til ca 700 moh. Kaldere temperaturer i etterkant har dannet stedvis hard skare eller porøs gjennomslagsskare. Nysnø og vind har også dannet fokksnøflak over skare i le-formasjoner.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn nær bakken fra november. Stedene der dette er aktivt er imidlertid begrenset etter at snøoverflaten har vært vindherjet de foregående ukene.

Onsdag ble det observert begynnende kantkorndannelse i forbindelse med skarelagene høyere i snødekket.

Mountain weather

Monday 30. January 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -12 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 31. January 2023

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to calm/light breeze from the northwest during the evening. -13 °C to -6 °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

Der det kommer mest snø kan det danne seg nysnøflak som kan være lett å løse ut for en skikjører.

Fokksnøflakene dannet i helgen vil nå være vanskelig å løse ut.

Om belastningen på det vedvarende svake kantkornlaget dypere i snødekket blir stor nok (f.eks. ved at det løsner mindre skred i fokksnøen) kan det også gå naturlig utløste store skred på dette laget noen få steder. Fjernutløsning på dette laget kan fortsatt være mulig.
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