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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Thursday 17.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally thin snow cover, but be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Keep in mind that even small avalanches can have consequences if you fall into rocky terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab 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)

Poor bonding between crust and overlying 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)

Wednesday 16. December 2020

Det siste døgnet har det kommet et par cm nysnø flere steder, men generelt er det lite snø i regionen og snøoverflaten er påvirket av vind og mildvær. Den snøen som finnes er ujevnt fordelt og har samlet seg bak rygger og i forsenkninger i terrenget.

Det er observert begynnende kantkorndannelse under skarelag etter mildvær forrige uke. Dette utgjør foreløpig ikke et eget skredproblem på grunn av fravær av overliggende flak, men må følges med på videre fremover.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 16. December 2020

2-5 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from northeast, changing to breeze from the northeast during the evening. -13 °C to -5 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 17. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northeast, changing to strong breeze from the south during the evening. -15 °C to -11 °C at 700 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

Litt økende vind fra sør om kvelden kan føre til at noen nye leheng kan få små flak av fersk, innblåst fokksnø, men lite snø i regionen gjør at utbredelsen av disse fortsatt vil være svært begrenset.
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