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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Friday 25.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
It's generally a stable snowpack. Be careful in areas with terraintraps.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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 24. December 2020

Det er bra med snø i regionen. Over 500 moh er det normalt til meir snø enn normalt. Det er tørr og fast fokksnø i høgda og skare etter tidlegare mildvær lenger ned i fjellet.

Mountain weather

Thursday 24. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -12 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 25. December 2020

No precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -20 °C to -9 °C at 1100 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 er eit generelt stabilt snødekke. Tildels kraftig vind kan enkelte stader flytte litt fokksnø inn i leområder. Snødekke er ellers tørka ut etter tørt og kaldare vêr siste dagane.
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