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Avalanche warning for region Salten Monday 01.01.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Be careful in areas with soft slabs. A weak layer of buried surface hoar can be present underneath soft slabs in isolated features.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of surface hoar
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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)

Sunday 31. December 2023

Tirsdag og onsdag kom det opp mot 40 cm nysnø. Mye av snøen ligger fortsatt ubundet under tregrensa til tross for en del vind fra sørøst. Over tregrensa er det fokksnø, med et lite dryss nysnø / rimlag over.

Det finnes nedføyket kantkorn i snødekket etter kuldeperioden i november/desember. Synkende temperaturer vil gi gode vekstforhold for disse lagene. Stedvis kan det ligge rim under nysnø fra forrige uke. Observasjoner på drønn viser at de svake lagene kan påvirkes.

Mountain weather

Sunday 31. December 2023

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -22 °C to -11 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Monday 1. January 2024

No precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast. -27 °C to -12 °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

Kraftig vind kan skape ferske fokksnøflak i leformasjoner. Spesielt i høyden. Disse små flakene kan være lette å utløse, mens det antas at eldre og større flak er vanskeligere å påvirke. Det er også en mulighet for å utløse skred i svake lag av kantkorn dypere i snødekket. Selv om disse lagene for tiden er vanskelige å påvirke, kan skredene bli store dersom de løsner.
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