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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Sunday 05.03.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avalanches can be possible to trigger in wind slabs. Wind slabs will be found in many aspects due to changing wind direction during the day.

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
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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)

Saturday 4. March 2023

Den siste veka har det vore vekslande vêr, med periodar med nysnø, periodar med mildvêr og tidvis sterk vind. Det er difor eit hardt underlag med vindpåverka snø over.

Kantkornlag som har vore observert tidlegare har blitt øydelagt eller ligg låst under hard og tjukk skare.

Mountain weather

Saturday 4. March 2023

6-10 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from north, changing to moderate gale from the northeast during renoon. -11 °C to -5 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 5. March 2023

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from northeast, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -17 °C to -11 °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

Skred kan vere mogleg å løyse ut i fokksnø. På starten av dagen er dette i fokksnøflaka danna laurdag. Utover ettermiddagen dreiar vinden, og då blir det på nytt snøtransport og fokksnøflak i nye himmelretningar.
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