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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Wednesday 02.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Small avalanches can be triggered in wind slabs a few places. Persistent weak layers are hard to trigger, but if you do, avalanches can get big.

Avalanche problems

New 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)

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface

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)

Tuesday 1. February 2022

Etter mildvêr for over ei veke sidan har det vore rolig vêr med nokre snøbyger. Det er difor eit skarelag som vekslar mellom å vere i overflata eller dekt av ubunden og vindpåverka snø.

Sidan det er kaldt vêr er det gunstige tilhøve for oppbyggande forvandling av snøkrystallar høgt i snødekket. Det har danna seg rim på snøoverflata og kantkorn kan ha starta å utvikle seg rundt skara. Kantkorn som finst lenger ned i snødekket er vanskelege å påverke.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 1. February 2022

0 mm precipitation, up to 6 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from south. -21 °C to -7 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 2. February 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -22 °C to -12 °C at 700 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

Enkelte stadar kan det vere mogleg å løyse ut mindre flakskred i fokksnø. Gamle kantkornlag er generelt vanskelege å påverke, men om ein klarer det, kan det gå store skred. Det er gunstige tilhøve for danning av nye kantkornlag høgt i snødekke, og dette kan bli eit nytt skredproblem.
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