- Avalanche details
Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Friday 27.01.2023
Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger
Published:
Natural avalanches
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The danger is greatest from Friday evening
Avalanche problems
Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)
Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).
Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)
Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.
Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)
Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)
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.
Snow cover (in Norwegian)
Søndag fuktet mildværet snødekket høyt til fjells. Etter dette har det blitt kaldere og snøbyger med kraftig vind har ført til ferske fokksnøflak mange steder. Fokksnøen varierer i tykkelse og hardhet, og enkelte steder i høyden er det trolig fortsatt avblåst. I skogen er det stedvis mye løssnø etter siste dagers snøfall.
Det finnes godt utviklede kantkornlag både over og under skare nede i snødekket, men utbredelsen er begrenset av vinden som tidligere har herjet i fjellet.
Torsdag ble det observert et drønn i snødekket på 230 moh ved Alteidet lengst sørvest i regionen.
Mountain weather, 26.01.2023
10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during the evening. -9 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.
Mountain weather, 27.01.2023
15 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.
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