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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Saturday 07.05.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The first part of the day will be wet, and naturally released avalanches are possible.
From midday, cooler weather will form wind slabs in the alpine. Spontaneous released dry avalanches might occur.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some 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)

Friday 6. May 2022

Selv høyt til fjells er snødekket preget av fredages mildvær og nedbør, som har gjort nysnøen fra sist uke våt og fuktig.

Det er observert påbegynnende dannelse av kantkorn mellom tidligere mildværskare og nysnøen som har kommet den siste uken, men det kraftige mildværet fredag har trolig fuktet opp det lille som var.

Mountain weather

Friday 6. May 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Strong breeze from southwest. -2 °C to 4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 7. May 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Saturday night. Gale from southwest, changing to gale from the west during the afternoon. -3 °C to 1 °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

Første del av dagen vil det være mildt og det kan fortsatt gå noen våte løssnøskred og noen store våte flakskred. Faren for naturlig utløste skred var likefullt størst når mildværet var på sitt mest intense fredag.

Utover dagen blir det kjøligere og det kan på nytt danne seg ferske fokksnøflak over skoggrensen. Enkelte steder, som der det kommer mest snø, kan det gå større, naturlig utløste tørre skred.
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