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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Thursday 24.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. In lower areas the snowpack is refreezing and stabilizing.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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 23. March 2022

Siste dagers nedbør og temperaturer har fuktet snødekket opp til ca 800moh. Under ca 500moh er snødekket stort sett smelteomvandlet til bakken.

Det er tidligere observert kantkorn over ca. 500 moh både rundt mildværsskare fra 23. januar og fra 27. februar. Det har ikke vært faretegn eller skredaktivitet fra disse lagene gjennom mildværet i helgen eller etterpå, så de anses ikke som et skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 23. March 2022

22 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the north during the afternoon. -7 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 24. March 2022

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west. -9 °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

Temperaturen synker og vind og nedbør roer seg. Der snødekket har vært vått vil det fryse igjen og være generelt stabile forhold.
I høyden, der onsdagens nedbør kom som snø, kan det ha lagt seg store fokksnøflak som fremdeles kan være lett å løse ut. Vekslende vindretning onsdag fører til at det kan finnes fokksnø i alle himmelretninger. Disse vil stabilisere seg noe utover dagen.
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