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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Tuesday 21.02.2023

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be aware of isolated wind slabs in lee aspects.
Be careful to avoid sliding accidents where there is hard and frozen snow surface.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

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)

Monday 20. February 2023

Tidlig forrige uke fuktet mildvær og regn snødekke opp til ca 600-800 moh. Snøoverflaten har deretter fryst på og blitt knallhard og bærende. I høyder over dette finnes det tynne flak med fokksnø. Søndag kom det noe snø i form av byger på ytre strøk.

Det er fortsatt avblåst og smeltet ned til bakken ved rygger og rabber flere steder.

Observasjoner tyder på at kantkornlaget langs med bakken ligger under et frossent og hardt snødekke, og har blitt fuktet opp til i hvert fall 600 moh.

Mountain weather

Monday 20. February 2023

3-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from north, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -11 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 21. February 2023

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -20 °C to -12 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Fokksnøflak stabiliserer seg gradvis i det rolige været, men det finnes fortsatt enkelte leheng der man kan løse ut skred i fokksnøen.
De fleste steder vil skred kun bli små, men i enkelte få heng kan ikke middels store skred utelukkes helt.
Vær varsom med tanke på utglidning det er glatt og hard skare.

Ellers stort sett stabile forhold.
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