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Avalanche warning for region Salten Sunday 06.03.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Naturally released avalanches are possible on slopes which experience rapid wind loading

Avalanche problems

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches 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 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)

Saturday 5. March 2022

De siste dagene har vært preget av mildvær og mye nedbør. Over 500 moh, der nedbøren har kommet som snø, er det nå betydelig ansamling av fokksnø i leområder. Vindutsatte områder er avblåst. I lavlandet er snøen fortsatt fuktig eller frosset og stabilt.

Det er observert kantkorn i forbindelse med et skarelag fra januar. Laget er stort sett låst under hard fokksnø og er vanskelig å påvirke, men skred som går på laget kan bli store.

Mountain weather

Saturday 5. March 2022

18 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Saturday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 6. March 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -6 °C to -2 °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

Nedbør og sterk vind siden natt til søndag har trolig dannet ustabile fokksnøflak i flere leheng ovenfor mildværsgrensen. Fare for naturlig utløste skred vil avta når vinden roer seg utpå dagen, men ferske fokksnøflak vil fortsatt være lett å løse ut av skikjørere.

Vedvarende svake lag er for det meste låst under hard fokksnø og er vanskelig å påvirke, men skred som går på disse lagene kan bli store. Lagene er sannsynligvis enklest å påvirke i indre deler av regionen.
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