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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Saturday 07.05.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Wet avlanches can occur in the mild weather. In the evening strong winds and temperature fall and snow will casue some wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Friday 6. May 2022

Mildver siste dager har gjort snøoverflata fuktig eller våt høyt til fjells.

I overgangen mellom gammel fuktig snø og snø fra siste to uker har det dannet seg et skarelag. Høy temperaturgradient gjør at det lokalt har dannet seg kantkorn rundt dette. Utviklingen og egenskapene virker å variere, og enkelte steder kan det påvirkes, men de fleste steder er korna små eller ikke utviklet nok til å utgjøre et skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Friday 6. May 2022

3-7 mm precipitation. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the south during the evening. -3 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 7. May 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Moderate gale from south, changing to gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -3 °C to 3 °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

Våte laussnø- og flakskred kan gå naturleg sidan det er mildt og regn. Om vedvarende svake lag blir påvirket kan det potensielt forekomme enkelte store våte flakskred, men middels våte løssnøskred er mer sannsynlig. På kvelden synker temperaturen og det kan danne seg ferske fokksnøflak i enkelte leheng.
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