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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Friday 29.04.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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You have to turn our mind back to winter-mode. Fresh wind slabs are easily triggered by a skier, a snowboarder or a snow mobile. The avalanche danger will be highest in the areas with most wind deposited snow. If the sun comes out, spontaneous released avalanches due to solar radiation might occur.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose 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)

Thursday 28. April 2022

Vinteren er tilbake med en del nysnø snø de siste dagene. Bygevær har gitt lokale forskjeller i snømengde og vind, slik at snøoverflaten varierer fra avblåst til vindtransportert snø av ulik hardhet og muligens løs, ubunden snø i skjermede terrengformasjoner. Det gamle snødekket er fortsatt lagdelt, men er nå fuktig eller gjenfryst etter en mildværsperiode forrige uke.


Det er ikke utenkelig at det kan danne seg kantkorn i overgangen mellom gammel, fuktig snø og ny tørr snø, men det er foreløpig ikke bekreftet av observasjoner.

Torsdag morgen er det observert 30 cm nysnø på Senja.

Mountain weather

Thursday 28. April 2022

8-12 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 29. April 2022

8-12 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -1 °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

Det kan være lett for deg som skal til fjells med ski, brett eller skuter å løse ut skred i den ferske, vindtransporterte snøen. Bygevær gjør at det vil være lokale forskjeller i skredfaren innad i regionen, og skredfaren vil derfor være størst der det kommer mest nysnø og vind.

Hvis det blir klarvær og solinnstråling mellom bygene så kan skred løsne naturlig.
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