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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Saturday 05.12.2020

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)

Friday 4. December 2020

Det har de siste dagene vært vekslende temperaturer med varierende nysnøgrense. Onsdag var det plussgrader opp til ca 600 m
moh og vindfullt, men fra torsdag ble det igjen kjøligere vær. Det er svært lite eller ingen snø under skoggrensen.

Over 500 moh ligger det en liten såle av skaresnø. I forsenkninger er det noe mer snø og enkelte fokksnøansamlinger.

Mountain weather

Friday 4. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -8 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 5. December 2020

1-3 mm precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -9 °C to -3 °C at 1100 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

Lite snø i fjellet, fortsatt kaldt vær og lite nedbør gir generelt stabile forhold. Snødekket som tidligere i uken var utsatt for mildvær har nå fryst til.

Mot de høyeste toppene kan det finnes små lommer med lagdelt fokksnø, men denne har nå hatt god tid til å stabilisere seg.
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