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Avalanche warning for region Salten Monday 23.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wet natural avalanches possible. Be careful in avalanche release and run out areas.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously 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)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow
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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)

Sunday 22. May 2022

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Nord i regionen kom det noko nysnø 17. mai. Også den bør vere fuktig eller smleteomvandla no. Den gamle snøen er generelt smelteomvandla og stabil. Stadvis er det mykje vatn i snøen.

Laurdag og søndag vert det observert ein del skredaktivitet i sørvendt terreng i fjella i indre strøk.

Det er nå lite snø igjen under 300 til 600 moh.

Mountain weather

Sunday 22. May 2022

1-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southeast. -2 °C to 7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 23. May 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -2 °C to 9 °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

I helga har det gått fleire naturleg utløyste flaksred i indre delar av regionen. Dette kan tyde på at det er opphopningar av vatn i snødekket og skredaktiviteten kan halde fram nokre dagar sjølv om den mest truleg avtek gradvis. Skreda kan også skuldast kantkorndanning i snøen som falt 17. mai. Høge temperaturar kan gje våt og laus snøoverflate og det er også mogelegheit for våte laussnøskred.

Glideskred er uforutsigbare, men kan forekomme der det er forhold for det, for eksempel der underlaget er svaberg eller bratt gressbakke. Unngå terreng under glidesprekker.
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