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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Wednesday 10.01.2018

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
As the winds settles the newly formed winds slabs will gain strength. Use great caution on recently loaded slopes at tree line and in the alpine. A persistent weak layer is observed but not active. At lower elevation the snow pack is stable.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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 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)

Tuesday 9. January 2018

Mandag var det kraftig snøfokk i høyfjellet og stor pålagring i leområder i skoggrensen. Snødekket er svært ujevnt fordelt etter den kraftige vinden.

Det gamle snødekket er stabilt og smelteomvandlet.

Det er tidligere observert kantkorn i snødekket uten at det har utgjort noe problem. Det gjenstår å se hvilke påvirkninger den store snøtransporten har hatt på dette.

Det er foreløpig ikke meldt om skredaktivitet de siste dager.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 9. January 2018

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 10. January 2018

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southeast during the evening. -10 °C to -3 °C at 1100 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

Etterhvert som vinden avtar vil snødekket få tid til å stabilisere seg. Men det er blitt flytte store snømengder de siste dagene, så det vil ta litt tid.
Under mildværsgrensen ventes snødekke å ha stabilisert seg allerede.

Skredfaren ventes som 3-betydelig i områder med fersk fokksnø.
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