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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Saturday 15.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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)

Friday 14. January 2022

De siste dagene har vinden jobbet godt med snødekket og flyttet snø inn i nordøstvendte heng. På topper og andre utsatte steder er det generelt avblåst. I lesider har det lagt seg hardt vindpakket snø.

Dypere i snødekket finnes det vedvarende svake lag. Det er både nedføyket kantkornlag, samt kantkornlag dannet rundt skare. Observasjoner som drønn og stabilitetstester viser at disse kan påvirkes og dette er lettest i indre deler av regionen.

Tirsdag er det observert moderat snøfokk i regionen.

Mountain weather

Friday 14. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during renoon. Moderate gale from west, changing to strong breeze from the north during the afternoon. -10 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 15. January 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from north, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -14 °C to -7 °C at 700 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

De siste dagene har det dannet seg mye ustabil fokksnø i flere himmelretninger. Flakene vil gradvis stabiliseres, men kan fortsatt være lette å løse ut for skiløper. Sterk vind først på dagen kan flytte løs snø og danne ferske fokksnøflak i sørvendte heng.

Vedvarende svake lag finnes i snødekket. Særlig i indre deler av regionen kan disse påvirkes, både som skikjører og med skuter. Vær oppmerksom rundt skoggrensa, spesielt der snøoverflaten er myk.

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