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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Monday 29.05.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow in the alpine. Sun can cause a few natural avalanches. In lower areas, the snow is mostly gone or have been rained upon for several days, but small wet loose snow avalanches can occur.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Sunday 28. May 2023

I høyden har det kommet noe nysnø de siste dagene. I lavlandet er det bart. Snøgrensen varierer i regionen og er høyest i sørvendte hellinger og lengst ut mot kysten. Snøen er i hovedsak grovkornet smelteomvandlet snø som er våt etter regn og mildvær.

Mountain weather

Sunday 28. May 2023

18 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Sunday night. Moderate gale from south, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -2 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 29. May 2023

8 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -4 °C to 1 °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

Over mildværsgrensen kan det ha dannet seg fokksnøflak som er mulig å løse ut skred på. Dersom solen titter frem mellom bygene kan det også gå enkelte naturlig utløste skred i nysnøen. Men, generelt stabiliserer fokksnøen seg sannsynligvis kjapt i de relativ milde temperaturene.

Under mildværsgrensen kan små våte løssnøskred løsne lett eller av seg selv, men her har sannsynligvis snødekket stabilisert seg noe etter regn de siste døgn.

Der det fortsatt er igjen skavler kan det være fare for skavlbrudd. Enkelte glideskred kan forekomme der det ligger igjen snø på bratte sva.
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