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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Sunday 25.12.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Dangerous avalanches breaking up to half a meter deep or more can be easy to trigger. Remote triggering is possible. Where fresh wind drifts are deposited in the evening, conditions will be extra sensitive.
  • The danger is greatest from Sunday evening

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust

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
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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)

Saturday 24. December 2022

På Julaften kom det et lite påfyll av snø. Denne ligger nå løs i overflaten, oppå fokksnøflak fra tidligere snøfall.

I november og tidlig i desember var det mye klarvær. Da ble det dannet rim og kantkorn nær/på toppen av snødekket. Dette ligger nå som vedvarende svake lag, begravt rundt en halvmeter eller mer ned i snødekket. Det registreres jevnlig drønn på dette laget.

Mountain weather

Saturday 24. December 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from northwest. -16 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 25. December 2022

Little to no precipitation. Calm/light breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -19 °C to -8 °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 finnes mange steder der farlige skred kan løses ut av en skiløper på svake lag nede i snødekket. Du kan også løse ut skred på avstand (fjernutløsing), sånn at de løsner over deg.

Det ventes vindøkning i løpet av kvelden. Da vil løs snø fraktes inn i leformasjoner, og her vil det være lett å løse ut farlige skred. Det vil også øke belastningen på de svake lagene lengre nede i snødekket, og skred kan bli store.
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