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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Thursday 24.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

Wednesday 23. March 2022

Mye våt nedbør de siste dagene har påvirket snødekket høyt til fjells. Trolig er snødekket vært fuktet opp til ca 800-900moh. Under tregrensen er snødekket gjennomfuktet.

I høyden er det observert kantkorn rundt forskjellige skarelag. Generelt er disse lagene vanskelige å påvirke og det er ikke observert noen faretegn etter helgens mildvær.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 23. March 2022

18 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the north during the afternoon. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 24. March 2022

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -17 °C to -6 °C at 1100 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

Skiftende vindretning både onsdag og torsdag fører til at fersk fokksnø kan finnes i alle himmelretninger. Det kan være lett å løse ut skred i denne fokksnøen.
Der det derimot er avblåst vil det være stabilt snødekke med skare på overflaten.
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