- Avalanche details
Avalanche warning for region Salten Monday 24.01.2022
Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger
Published:
Natural avalanches
A lot of precipitation and wind, combined with a rapid increase in temperature will cause several very large naturally released avalanches. Avoid all avalanche terrain.
Avalanche problems
Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)
on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).
Wet snow (slab avalanches)
on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).
Advice
Snow cover (in Norwegian)
Mildværet søndag har gjennomfuktet snøen høyt til fjells. Over mildværsgrensen har kraftig vind og snøvær sannsynligvis ført til en vindpåvirket snøoverflate med store ansamlinger av fersk fokksnø i leområder.
Det er tidligere observert vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn under et skarelag høyt i snødekket over 400 moh, men det er usikkert hvordan mildværet har påvirket dette.
Det er store lokale variasjoner i nysnømengde innad i regionen.
Mountain weather, 23.01.2022
22 mm precipitation, up to 55 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to strong gale from the southwest during the evening. -4 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.
Mountain weather, 24.01.2022
20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l Monday night. Strong gale from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -10 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.
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