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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Wednesday 31.05.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable avalanche conditions. Be cautious in steep terrain, storm slabs can be triggered.

Avalanche problems

New 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)

Tuesday 30. 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

Tuesday 30. May 2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -3 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 31. May 2023

10 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -6 °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

Onsdag synker mildværsgrensa utover dagen, det blir snøbyger og mye vind. Dette vil danne ferske fokksnøflak i fjellet som kan være mulig å løse ut for skiløpere mens været står på. Sannsynligvis vil flakene stabilisere seg relativt raskt etter været gir seg. I leheng der det blåser inn mest snø kan man ikke utelukke naturlig utløste skred.

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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