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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Thursday 07.01.2021

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid steep terrain with wind deposited snow. Persistent weak layers are present in the snow pack. Beware of alarm signals like shooting cracks and collapsing snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground
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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)

Wednesday 6. January 2021

Kraftig vind har ført til at gammel snøoverflate er ujevnt fordelt i terrenget, mest i søkk, renner og leheng. Det er generelt mye oppstikkende stein i terrenget.

Siste to døgn har det kommet en del nysnø, natt til onsdag ble det meldt om 10 cm nysnø i Longyeardalen. Det ligger en god del innblåst snø i nord-nordøstvendte heng, og mange steder er snøoverflata myk

Det er mest snø lengst øst og sør i regionen.

Ved bakken ligger det et velutviklet svakt lag av kantkorn. Stedvis er det også observert kantkorn høyere i snødekket.

Observatører meldte om fersk vindtransportert snø i Longyeardalen onsdag

Mountain weather

Wednesday 6. January 2021

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during renoon. -16 °C to -13 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 7. January 2021

3-5 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -16 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. 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

Det ventes lite nedbør, men det ligger en god del løs snø i terrenget som vinden vil flytte rundt på gjennom dagen. Det vil legge seg opp ferske ustabile fokksnøflak i leheng som vil være lett å løse ut for en skiløper.

Gamle fokksnøflak stabiliseres, men utvis varsomhet der disse ligger oppå svakt lag av kantkorn. Vær spesielt forsiktig i overgangen mellom tynt og tykt snødekke.

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