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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Friday 17.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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)

Thursday 16. January 2020

De siste dagene har det vært minusgrader, moderat vind og litt nedbør. I skogen ligger stedvis mye løs snø. Over tregrensen veksler snødekket mellom fokksnøflak av varierende hardhet eller skare.

Det er observert lag med kantkorn over/under skarelag over 500 moh. Dette er senest observert i området rundt Bardufoss fredag, men kantkornlaget er her dårlig utviklet og består av små krystaller.

Naturlig utløst skred str 3 i østvendt side på Fagerfjellet på grensa mellom Sør-Troms og Indre Troms onsdag.

Mountain weather

Thursday 16. January 2020

2-5 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 17. January 2020

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -12 °C to -4 °C at 1100 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

Vinden holder seg og det vil fortsatt legges opp noen fokksnøflak i le for sørøsten. Det er lettest å løse ut skred der flakene enda er myke.

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