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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Saturday 10.02.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes. Avalanches can be trigger by large additional loads.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

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 9. February 2024

Frem til torsdag var det jevnt fordelt med nysnø i alle høyder, men det har endret seg etter av vinden tok seg opp fra sørøst, torsdag.

Siste uke kom det mye snø, lokalt svært mye snø.

Mildvær i slutten av januar har dannet smeltepakke til ca 1000 moh.

Torsdag morgen har et lite skred nådd vei på Senja.

Mountain weather

Friday 9. February 2024

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -16 °C to -7 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 10. February 2024

1-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest. -14 °C to -6 °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

Skredfaren er knyttet til områder hvor det ligger fokksnøflak. Det har vært en del vind de siste dagene, så mye av snøen som skal flyttes på er trolig ferdig flytta. Fokksnøen vil nå gradvis stabilisere seg og det vil være vanskeligere å løse ut skred.

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