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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Thursday 25.05.2023

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Wet avalanches can be triggered in steep terrain with soft and wet snow. Keep safe distance to cornices.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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

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)

Wednesday 24. May 2023

Snøoverflata har vore våt heilt til fjelltopphøgd.

Snødekket er for det meste smelteomvandla.

Det er lite snø igjen under 300 moh.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 24. May 2023

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -1 °C to 4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 25. May 2023

No precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -4 °C to 2 °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

Generelt stabile forhold, men der snøen er våt og mjuk kan det vere mogeleg å løyse ut enkelte små laussnøskred. Ver merksam på at der det heng igjen skavlar kan det vere fare for at skavlane kan brekke og falle ned. Men observasjonar tyder på at mange skavlar allereie har falt ned. Der det ligg igjen snø på bratte svaberg kan det også vere fare for glideskred.




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