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Avalanche warning for region Salten Friday 04.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
The snow cover is very sparse. In the high alpine, smaller wind slabs can be triggered.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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)

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Thursday 3. December 2020

Onsdag var det mildt og vindfullt og under skoggrensen er det svært lite eller ingen snø.

Det har vært vekslende temperaturer og nysnøgrensen går stadig opp og ned, torsdag kryper nysnøgrensen litt ned igjen.

Over 500 moh ligger det en liten såle av skaresnø. Høyere til fjells ligger det i forsenkninger noe mer snø og enkelte fokksnøansamlinger.

Mountain weather

Thursday 3. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 4. December 2020

No precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -8 °C to -3 °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

Kaldere vær gjør at det fuktige snødekket vil fryse til og stabilisere seg til en solid masse.

Mot de høyeste toppene kan det ligge lagdelt snø, men også denne vil trolig være stabil.
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