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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Saturday 07.05.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Naturally released avalanches can occur in wet snow and in wind slabs. It will be strong winds and get colder during the day. If persistent weak layers are affected by people or weather, large avalanches can occur.

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

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously 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 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

Snøoverflata er våt i lavlandet og fuktig høyt til fjells etter siste dagers mildvær. Med synkende mildværsgrense og nedbør vil det kunne legge seg nysnø nedover mot tregrensa utover dagen.

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 virkar å variere, og enkelte stedar kan det påvirkes, men de fleste stedar er korna små eller ikke utviklet nok til å utgjøre et skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Friday 6. May 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from southwest. -4 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 7. May 2022

12 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Saturday night. Gale from southwest, changing to gale from the west during the afternoon. -6 °C to -1 °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

Først på dagen kan det fortsatt gå våte løssnø og flakskred under mildværsgrensa, eller der sola eventuelt tar. Over mildværsgrensa kan flakskred være lett å løse ut eller gå naturlig i fersk fokksnø. Når temperaturane faller og det kjommer mer nedbør utover dagen vil fokksnøflakene finnes stadig lengre ned i fjella. Der det dannes mest fokksnø eller vedvarende svake lag blir påvirket av været kan det gå store skred.
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