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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Friday 10.03.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give unstable conditions in some slopes. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger. Avoid convex terrain.
  • The danger is greatest from Friday afternoon

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily trigger avalanches on some 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)

Thursday 9. March 2023

Bygevær har gitt ulike snømengder i regionen. Torsdag morgen ble det målt ca. 11 cm snø siste døgn i Olderfjord, Lebesby og Gamvik. Perioder med vind opp mot liten kuling i fjellet har trolig dannet fokksnø i overflaten med varierende hardhet.

Kantkornlag som har vært observert tidligere i vinter har blitt ødelagt eller ligger låst under hard og tjukk skare.

Mountain weather

Thursday 9. March 2023

5 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during renoon. -17 °C to -10 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 10. March 2023

1 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -25 °C to -13 °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

Snø og vind vil danne ustabil fokksnø i leheng. For skiløpere og snøskutere vil det være lett å løse ut skred i bratte heng. Det er ventet at vinden øker utover dagen, da kan enkelte naturlige utløste skred forkomme, særlig i kyst og fjordstrøk hvor det har kommet mest snø de siste dagene. Bygevær gir lokale variasjoner i nysnømengde og vind, og dermed lokale variasjoner i skredfare.
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