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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Tuesday 26.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Increasing avalanche danger. Strong wind will give windslabs in lee areas. A few natural avalanches may occur.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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 25. April 2022

Med synkende temperatur har det kommet nysnø gradvis lavere i terrenget de siste dagene. Det gamle snødekket er fuktig eller gjenfryst de fleste steder. Lengst ut på kysten var det barmark noen steder før nysnøen kom.

I indre deler av regionen har det vært vedvarende svake lag i snødekket, men disse har i stor grad blitt smelteomvandlet den siste tiden.

Mountain weather

Monday 25. April 2022

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from northeast, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -9 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 26. April 2022

4-8 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from northwest. -13 °C to -9 °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

Tirsdag blir det mye vind fra nordvest og snøbyger, noe som øker skredfaren. Det vil dannes ferske fokksnøflak i leheng. Disse vil det være lett å løse ut, og enkelte naturlige utløste, små skred kan heller ikke utelukkes. For skiløpere eller scooterkjørere må man omstille seg fra vårlig våt snø til ferdsel på mer vinterlig og lagdelt snødekke.
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