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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Tuesday 17.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs, otherwise stable conditions.
  • The danger is greatest from Tuesday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Monday 16. January 2023

Det er kommet 10-20 cm i starten av helgen. Søndag blåste det periodevis i høyden. Mandag var det rolige vindforhold.
Under skoggrensa er det bra med løssnø, men det blir gradvis mindre opp mot skoggrensa. Over skoggrensen har snøen fra de siste dagene dannet myke fokksnøflak. Det er mange steder lite snø etter at vinden har blåst bort mye av snøen fra tidligere i sesongen.

I høyden finnes det svake lag av kantkorn. Lagene ligger under harde flak og er vanskelige å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Monday 16. January 2023

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from southeast. -15 °C to -7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 17. January 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -14 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l.

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

Det ventes at vinden tar seg opp utover dagen. Skredfaren ventes å øke. I høyden kan det danne seg tynne, ustabile fokksnøflak. Det vil være lett for en skikjører å løse ut skred der det er fersk fokksnø, men det forventes kun små skred.

I lavereliggende områder der det er rolige vindforhold vurderes skredfaren til 1-liten.
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