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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Thursday 09.03.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow. Wind slabs are especially easy to trigger where they are thin or soft.
  • The danger is greatest from Thursday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily 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
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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)

Wednesday 8. March 2023

Det har vært lite eller ingen nedbør de siste dagene. Siste store snøfall var i slutten av forrige uke. I skogen kan det være svært mye tørr løssnø. Over tregrensa ligger det myke eller harde fokksnøflak, men også her er det en del løs snø som kan flyttes av vinden.

Det ligger et lag av kantkorn dypt i snødekket. Dette laget er vanskelig å påvirke og anses ikke som problem for tiden.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. March 2023

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -24 °C to -14 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Thursday 9. March 2023

14 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during renoon. -20 °C to -12 °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

Skredfaren ventes å øke kortvarig om ettermiddagen når det snør og vinden tar seg opp. Da vil det danne seg ferske, ustabile fokksnøflak i fjellet. Det finnes også eldre fokksnøflak over tregrensen som fortsatt kan være ustabile. På grunn av skiftende vindretning de siste dagene vil mange himmelretninger være utsatt.
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