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Avalanche warning for region Salten Thursday 14.04.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The avalanche danger increases throughout the day. Intense solar radiation can cause wet avalanches. Some wind slabs can be triggered in the alpine. Old persistent weak layers are still causing concern, but they are proving hard to trigger. Inner parts of the region are most prone to this problem.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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 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)

Wednesday 13. April 2022

Snøoverflaten er en salig blanding av alle sorter snø. Alt fra tørr, løs og ubunden til hard fokksnø og avblåste mildværskare.

Snøoverflaten i lavlandet og solvendte hellinger er fuktig/våt.

Over mildværsskaren fra mars ligger det et svakt lag av kantkorn. Det svake laget er flere steder dekt av fokksnøflak av ulik hardhet og har forårsaket flere skred den siste tiden.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 13. April 2022

3-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from southeast. -8 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 14. April 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northwest. -10 °C to -2 °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

Skredfaren er primært knyttet til soloppvarming av snøoverflaten. Skredfaren og sannsynlighet for våte skred øker utover dagen.

Enkelte steder kan det være lett å løse ut skred i den ferske fokksnø. Men på grunn av milde temperaturer ventes en rask stabilisering.

Utfordringene rundt gamle kantkorn er fortsatt med oss, men det blir stadig vanskeligere å påvirke laget. Men eventuelle skred kan blir store og konsekvensene alvorlige. Problemet mest utbredt i indre strøk.

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