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Avalanche warning for region Salten Monday 30.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in areas with wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some 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 or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Sunday 29. January 2023

Snøoverflaten er våt i lavlandet, men blir gradvis tørrere opp mot 250 moh. Det er ubundet snø i overflaten, gammelt snødekke består av smelteformer.

Under et skarelag høyt i snødekket er det et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn.
Svake lag av kantkorn ved bakken har blitt påvirket av mildværet sist uke og er avrundet. Dette regnes ikke som et skredproblem lenger.

Mountain weather

Sunday 29. January 2023

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l Sunday night. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -9 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 30. January 2023

4 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l Monday night. Fresh breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the north during renoon. -12 °C to -4 °C at 1100 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

I lesider som har samlet fokksnø de siste dagene kan det løses ut skred. Den ustabile fokksnøen kan finnes i alle himmelretninger ettersom vindretningen har vært varierende de siste dagene.
Det er meldt noe nysnø, dette kan i tillegg gi noen nye små myke flak som kan være lette å løse ut enkelte steder.
Det finnes også et svakt lag av kantkorn under skare høyt i snødekket. Dette laget er vanskelig å påvirke, men kan gi middels store skred.
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