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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Tuesday 26.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Increasing avalanche danger. Conditions changing from wet spring snow to layered winter snow. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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)

Monday 25. April 2022

Med synkende temperatur har det kommet nysnø gradvis lavere i terrenget de siste dagene. Enkelte steder har det dannet seg fokksnøflak i fjellet. Det gamle snødekket er fuktig eller gjenfryst de fleste steder.

I slutten av mars utvikla det seg et kantkornlag rundt skarelag nede i snødekket, men dette virker nå å være avrundet eller svært vanskelig å påvirke.

Søndag ble to små våte skred løst ut av skiløpere i bratt terreng på Kvaløya.

Mountain weather

Monday 25. April 2022

2-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -7 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 26. April 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -11 °C to -4 °C at 700 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

Med økende vind og snøbyger helt ned i lavlandet tirsdag, vil skredfaren være noe økende. Mye vind fra nord og nordvestlig retning først på dagen vil kunne danne ferske fokksnøflak, som kan være lett å løse ut i leheng. For ski- og brettkjørere er det viktig å omstille seg fra ferdsel på våt vårsnø, tilbake til lagdelt vintersnø.
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