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Avalanche warning for region Salten Wednesday 01.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in areas with wind slabs from the weekend. A new persistent week layer under development has been observed near a crust below the wind slabs.

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

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)

Tuesday 31. January 2023

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

Det er observert et nytt vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn under skarelaget som ble dannet etter mildværet fredag 27. januar.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 31. January 2023

3-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Calm/light breeze from northwest. -16 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 1. February 2023

Little to no precipitation. Calm/light breeze from north. -17 °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

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 kan også løses ut skred på et nytt vedvarende svakt lag som ligger høyt i snødekket. Dette laget ligger under et skarelag som ble ble dannet fredag. Det svake laget er under utvikling, foreløpig er det usikkert hvor utbredt dette problemet er og hvor lett det er å påvirke.
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