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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Monday 20.04.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Use caution in areas with recently formed storm slabs. Remember to use slightly different approaches on wet and dry snow. Keep distance to cornices and areas with glide-cracks

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

New 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
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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 19. April 2020

I høyden preges snøoverflaten av fokksnøflak av varierende hardhet.

I vindbeskyttede formasjoner vind er snøen løsere. Oppå rygger og kuler i terrenget er det mange steder blåst ned på gammel skarelag.

Under 5-600 moh. er snøoverflaten generelt fuktig.

Mountain weather

Sunday 19. April 2020

5-8 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -1 °C to 3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 20. April 2020

6-10 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. -1 °C to 3 °C at 700 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

Milde temperaturer høyt opp og litt regn opprettholder mulighetene for at det kan gå våte skred under mildværgrensen. Det varierer lokat hvor nedbøren kommer. Mest utsatt er de steder i regionen som får mest nedbør. Sannsynligheten forsterkes de steder der sola eventuelt titter frem.

I høyden over mildværgrensen kan det dannes enkelte ferske nysnøflak i leormåder der en skiløper kan løse ut skred.

Vær observant på at steder med svaberg kan det løsne glideskred. Se etter glidesprekker.

Vær også observant på at skavler som brekker kan føre til skred i underliggende heng.
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