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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Wednesday 15.02.2023

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (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 new 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)

Tuesday 14. February 2023

Det kom mye snø i helgen, men mildvær og regn har fuktet nysnøen opp til 600-700 moh. Over dette ligger det bra med snø i leheng etter at kraftig vind har flyttet på snøen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 14. February 2023

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1100 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Fresh breeze from southwest. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 15. February 2023

0-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from south. -6 °C to 0 °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

Generelt stabile forhold etter flere dager med mildvær, og nå kaldere vær.
Fokksnøen som la seg tidligere i uka har fått tid til stabilisering og temperaturene har vært gunstige for stabilisering. I fjellet vil litt vind kunne danne enkelte ustabile fokksnøflak, men de er nok få og små.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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