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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Friday 18.03.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain in the alpine, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here. Wet avalaches might be possible to trigger in all aspects, but we assume that the snowpack would drain the precipitation well.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Poor bonding between crust and overlying snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Thursday 17. March 2022

De siste dagene har mildvær jobbet godt med snødekket, og påvirket snøen opp mot 1000 moh. Sol og høye dagtemperaturer tidligere i uka har gjort at snøen i solutsatt terreng har blitt fuktet opp om dagen, og kalde nattetemperaturer har ført til at det våte snødekket har frosset til om natten.

Det er observert kantkorn over ca. 500 moh både rundt mildværsskare fra 23. januar og fra slutten av februar. Det er ikke observert skred eller faretegn på disse lagene i den siste tiden.

Mountain weather

Thursday 17. March 2022

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from south, changing to breeze from the south during the afternoon. -6 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 18. March 2022

2-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Moderate gale from south, changing to gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -7 °C to -1 °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

Litt nedbør og økende vind fører til at det kan dannes noen små, ferske fokksnøflak i høyden, men utbredelsen vil være svært begrenset.

Med litt synkende temperatur vil det nå være vanskeligere å løse ut våte skred, også i lavlandet.
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