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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Tuesday 07.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh windloaded snow. Avoid lee areas where a persistent weak layer can be hidden in the snow pack. Avalanches are triggered most easily where the snow pack is thin, typically close to ridges and on convex formations.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust
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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)

Monday 6. January 2020

Det har lokalt kommet opp til 30-40 cm nysnø i løpet av lørdagen og natt til søndag. Over skoggrensen er snøen vindpåvirket, men det finnes litt løs snø tilgjengelig for transport, spesielt i forsenkninger og lesider. Over 1000 moh er snøoverflaten stort sett hard. I skogen er det svært mye løssnø. I lavereliggende områder langs kysten vil mildvær føre til at snødekket blir vått.

Det er observert lag med kantkorn over, under og mellom skarelag over 600 moh. Det finnes oftest i de øverste 50 cm av snødekket.

Mountain weather

Monday 6. January 2020

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -9 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 7. January 2020

3-6 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest. -7 °C to 0 °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 er kommet mye snø de siste dagene og en økning i vind vil danne ferske fokksnøflak i lesider, men disse vil trolig stabilisere seg raskt som følge av gunstige temperaturer.
Det finnes flere vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn dypere i snødekket. Dette kan være mulig å løse ut enkelte steder der snødekket er tynt og avblåst.
I lavereliggende områder langs kysten blir det mildt. Her kan det gå små naturlig utløste våte skred der snøen er våt.
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