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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Tuesday 03.01.2023

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

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)

Monday 2. January 2023

Selv om det har vært litt bygevær som har gitt snø i fjellet de siste dagene, er det lite snø i ytre strøk av regionen. I lavlandet kan siste dagers nedbør noen steder ha kommet som sludd eller regn. På indre strøk er det mer sammenhengede snødekke.

Dypere i snøen finnes det vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn, både i sammenheng med skarelag og ved bakken.

Mountain weather

Monday 2. January 2023

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 3. January 2023

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast. -10 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Vind fra sørøst vil kunne flytte på snø og skape ferske fokksnøflak som vil være lette å påvirke i noen leheng. I noen enkelte få utsatte sider kan også naturlige skred i fokksnøen forekomme.

Skred kan også være mulig å løse ut på vedvarende svake lag, også fra avstand, men det skal trolig mer til for å påvirke svake lag. Det vil være lettest der fokksnøflak er tynne.
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