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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Sunday 31.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Avlanches can be easy to trigger in fresh wind slabs, especially since they may be deposited on top of surface hoar or small facets. The snow is generally stable in areas without fresh wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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)

Saturday 30. March 2024

Palmesøndag kom det opptil 10 cm nysnø. Dette la seg oppå ei hard overflate av skare og fokksnø. I bratte solvendte fjellsider kan sola påverke snøen. Snøoverflata vekslar difor mellom ubunden snø, vindpåverka snø av ulik hardheit, skare og fuktig snø. Det er observert kantkorn og rim på snøoverflata fleire stader.

Tidlegare i vinter har det danna seg fleire vedvarande svake lag i snødekket, men desse er ikkje eit problem no. Det som er relevant no, er at det denne veka er observert rim og små kantkorn i snøoverflata.

Mountain weather

Saturday 30. March 2024

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from east, changing to strong breeze from the northeast during the afternoon. -11 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 31. March 2024

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -13 °C to -5 °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

Skredfaren er avhengig av kor mykje snø som blir flytta av vind laurdag. Stadevis kan den ferske fokksnøen legge seg over rim og kantkorn som har blitt danna i snøoverflata. Her vil det vere lett å løyse ut skred, og det tek lang tid før fokksnøen stabiliserar seg.
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