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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Tuesday 14.04.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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

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

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 13. April 2020

Siden torsdag har bygevær gitt stort påfyll av nysnø i regionen.

Før kraftig vind fra nord satte inn natt til mandag var det mye løssnø tilgjengelig for vindtransport i fjellet. Mesteparten av denne snøen er nå trolig flyttet over til sørvendte leområder.

Det har dannet seg store skavler i noen områder.

Mountain weather

Monday 13. April 2020

5-8 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from north, changing to fresh breeze from the north during the evening. -9 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 14. April 2020

2-5 mm precipitation. Breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -10 °C to -5 °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

Med vinkende vindstyrke avtar skredfaren noe, men ustabile flak med fokksnø fra de siste par dager trenger fortsatt litt tid til å stabilisere seg. Spesielt kan det ligge ustabile flak i sørvendte leområder etter kraftig vind fra nord på mandag.

Vær forsiktig i områder der det har dannet seg skavler.
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