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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Wednesday 27.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
South easternly winds can create some small fresh wind slabs in leeward slopes. There might be some small natural released sluffing in steep sun facing slopes.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Tuesday 26. March 2024

Søndag og mandag kom det opptil 15 cm nysnø utan vind, mest vest i regionen. Dette la seg oppå ei hard overflate av skare og fokksnø. Tysdag har vind påverka snøen nokre stadar, og snøoverflata vekslar difor mellom ubunden snø i skogen og skjerma terrengformasjonar og vindpåverka snø av ulik hardheit. Stadvis er det skare.

Det har også vore kalde klare netter og dette har gitt rim og små kantkorn høgt i snødekke.

Gjennom vinteren har det danna seg fleire vedvarande svake lag i snødekket, men desse er ikkje problematiske no.

Det har gått nokre naturleg utløyste laussnøskred dei siste dagane.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 26. March 2024

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from south. -19 °C to -7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 27. March 2024

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -17 °C to -5 °C at 1100 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

Det kan vere lett å løyse ut skred i ferske fokksnøflak i leheng mot nord og vest. Flaka vil stort sett vere små, men der det samlar seg mest snø og der flaka legg seg over rim kan skred bli middels store.

I bratte solvendte sider kan det gå laussnøskred.

Vedvarande svake lag er ikkje eit problem no.
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