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Forecast issued by NVE and MET for Balsfjord Thursday 2023-04-06

Highest danger level per day

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The highest danger level per day is currently only governed by flood and landslide warnings

Flood

Green level (NVE)

Landslide

Green level (NVE)

Avalanche

Rising temperatures and sun lead to wet snow avalanche activity. Avalanche prone areas are steep, southerly aspects. Avoid terrain underneath cornices. For good skiing and low exposure to avalanche danger, timing is important. At higher elevations, soft and thin slabs can still be triggered. (NVE)

Rising temperatures and sun lead to natural triggered avalanche activity. Avalanche prone areas are steep, southerly aspects. Avoid terrain cornices and underlying terrain. For good skiing and low exposure to avalanche danger, timing is important. At higher elevations, soft and thin slabs can still be triggered. (NVE)

Rising temperatures and sun lead to wet snow avalanche activity. Avalanche prone areas are steep, southerly aspects. Larger slab avalanches can not be ruled out. Avoid cornices and underlying terrain. For good skiing and low exposure to avalanche danger, timing is important. (NVE)

Locally unstable conditions. Wind slabs may be resting on a weak layer of facets. Avalanche prone areas are at treeline and in convex terrain where the overlying slabs are soft and thin. Wet avalanches may realease naturally in sun exposed terrain. (NVE)

Rising temperatures and sun lead to wet snow avalanche activity. Avalanche prone areas are steep, southerly aspects. Avoid terrain underneath cornices. For good skiing and low exposure to avalanche danger, timing is important. At higher elevations, soft and thin slabs can still be triggered. (NVE)