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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Sunday 31.12.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (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).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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 30. December 2023

Siste snøfall var tirsdag og onsdag. Da kom det opp mot 40 cm nysnø i regionen. Mye av snøen ligger fortsatt ubundet under tregrensa. Over tregrensa har det dannet seg fokksnø av varierende hardhet.

Kantkorn ved bakken finnes i hele regionen etter kuldeperiode i november og desember.
Det finnes også svake lag av kantkorn høyere i snøpakka. Drønn i snøen tyder på at lagene er stedvis aktive.

Mountain weather

Saturday 30. December 2023

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -20 °C to -10 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 31. December 2023

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -24 °C to -12 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Gårsdagens vind har dannet fokksnøflak i leformasjoner. Disse kan stedvis være lett å løse ut. Det er også mulig å utløse skred i områder med svake lag av kantkorn i snødekket. Omfanget av dette problemet er usikkert. For øyeblikket antas det at dypere lag er vanskelige å påvirke, men skredene kan bli store når de først løsner.
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