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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Wednesday 22.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The avalanche danger increases with the wind. Avoid steep slopes with newly formed wind slabs. Areas not affected by the wind will have stable conditions.
  • The danger is greatest from Wednesday afternoon

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)

Tuesday 21. February 2023

Det er lite snø for årstiden. I fjellet er snøen ujevnt fordelt. I leheng kan det være en god del snø, andre steder helt avblåst, med bare rygger og oppstikkende stein. Snøen i lavlandet er nå gjenfryst etter at det var fuktet opp tilo ca 400 moh forrige uke. Over tregrensa er det skare/is eller fokksnø.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. February 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from east. -12 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Wednesday 22. February 2023

1-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -16 °C to -5 °C at 700 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

Skredfaren vil øke når vinden tiltar. Det kan raskt danne seg ustabile fokksnøflak i leområder. Unngå bratte leheng med fersk fokksnø.

Før vinden øker vil det være stabile forhold.
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