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Avalanche warning for region Salten Wednesday 15.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. A slab avalanche is easier to trigger in areas with soft or thin wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

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
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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)

Tuesday 14. February 2023

I helgen kom det en del nysnø. Etter dette har først mildvær, og nå kaldere vær påvirket snøoverflaten. Noen steder har nok snøoverflaten fryst til skare.

Lørdag ble det observert et middels stort skred på Eitråskartinden. Søndag ble det observert noen middels store våte løssnøskred.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 14. February 2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1100 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Fresh breeze from southwest. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 15. February 2023

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from south. -8 °C to 0 °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

Høyt til fjells kan du løse ut skred i fokksnøen. Det skal nå mer til for å påvirke fokksnøen ettersom den har fått tid til å stabilisere seg.
Der snødekket ble skikkelig påvirket av mildværet mandag/tirsdag, og det nå har fryst til er skredfaren liten.
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