Avalanche warning for region Svalbard vest Sunday 22.05.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published: 2022-05-20 01:27 PM

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

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Snow cover and mountain weather

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.

Mountain weather

Saturday 21. May 2022

30 mm precipitation, up to 80 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from south. -6 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 22. May 2022

14 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from south. -7 °C to -5 °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.

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Avalanche risk assessment

Det ventes mindre vind, men fortsatt kan det dannes myke flak i lesider.
Det ligger vedvarende svakt lag med kantkorn i det gamle snødekket, som kan være mulig å påvirke der snødekket er tynt.
Vær oppmerksom på eventuell step down ved skred i den ferske fokksnøen, eller skavlbrudd.

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