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Avalanche warning for region Salten Sunday 15.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable avalanche conditions. Use caution in areas with wind deposited snow high in the alpine, and in steep terrain with loose, wet snow. Keep distance to areas with glide-cracks.

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

Wet snow (loose snow 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)

Loose snow

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 14. May 2022

Snødekket er stort sett smelteomvandlet og vått opp til 800 - 1000 moh. Forrige uke var det mildt med plussgrader høyt opp til fjells. Høyt til fjells er det fortsatt litt tørr snø.

Det er nå lite snø igjen under 300 til 600 moh.

Mountain weather

Saturday 14. May 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Saturday night. Breeze from south. -3 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 15. May 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from west. -4 °C to 1 °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

I bratt terreng med våt, løs snø er det mulig å løse ut løssnøskred. Litt kaldere vær og kraftigere vind kan føre til noe større utbredelse av ferske fokksnøflak over mildværsgrensa søndag. Disse vil stabiliseres raskt, men helt ferske flak kan være lette å løse ut.

Områdene rundt Fauske og Saltdal får mest nedbør, nord i regionen vil utbredelsen av ustabile flak være mindre.

Glideskred er uforutsigbare, men kan forekomme der det er forhold for det, for eksempel der underlaget er svaberg eller bratt gressbakke. Unngå terreng under glidesprekker.
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