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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Thursday 09.04.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes above treeline as smaller pockets of wind slabs can be triggered. On isolated slopes naturally released wet slabs avalanches are still possible.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wind drifted snow (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 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)

Wednesday 8. April 2020

Onsdag var et forrykende lavtrykk på tur gjennom regionen. Det er svært kraftig vind, nedbør som regn og høy mildværsgrensen.

Om mildværet når helt til fjelltopphøyde er usikkert, men svært kraftig vind setter uansett sitt preg på snødekket.

Mildværet onsdag vil trolig gi opphoping av vann over skarelaget fra uke 13.
I høyfjellet i indre strøk kan det fortsatt ligge kantkorn under skarelag.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. April 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest. -4 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 9. April 2020

4-6 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest. -8 °C to -2 °C at 700 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

Været snur på en kjøligere retning og temperaturen vil raskt synke. I høyfjellet kan det danne seg små ferske fokksnøflak.
Det kan fortsatt gå enkelte naturlig utløste våte skred etterhvert som regnet fra onsdag trenger dypere ned i snødekket.
Mot de høyeste toppene kan det ligge store ansamlinger av fokksnø i enkelte heng.
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