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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Friday 26.05.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

Thursday 25. May 2023

Snøgrensen varierer i regionen og er høyest i sørvendte hellinger og lengst ut mot kysten. Generelt er det bart opp til ca. 400 moh. Det er i hovedsak grovkornet smelteomvandlet snø som er våt etter regn og mildvær. I høyden ligger det nysnø.

Mountain weather

Thursday 25. May 2023

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l Thursday night. Moderate gale from southwest. -4 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 26. May 2023

18 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -5 °C to 0 °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

Det fortsetter å være vinterlige forhold i høyden, med nysnø og vind. I noen få bratte heng kan være lett å løse ut middels store skred i fokksnøen. Der snøen er myk og våt kan det være mulig å løse ut små våte løssnøskred.

I områder som får mindre nysnø, og der snøen legger seg på barmark, er skredfaren lavere.

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