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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Saturday 08.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Slab avalanches can be triggered in fresh storm slabs and on persistent weak layers. Storm slabs are present in many aspects. Persistent weak layers are also possible to trigger, and can give large avalanches.

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 trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Friday 7. January 2022

Sterk vind fra skiftende retning har siden søndag transportert og påvirket snøoverflaten. Der det ikke er avblåst, er det hard vindpåvirket snø over skoggrensa. Under snøgrensa er det fremdeles mye ubunden snø.

Dypere i snødekke finnes det vedvarende svake lag. Generelt har disse vært vanskelig å påvirke den siste tida, men noen steder er det likevel observert drønn i snøen.

Fredag er det kaldt, klart og lite vind.

Mountain weather

Friday 7. January 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -24 °C to -13 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 8. January 2022

1-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -17 °C to -9 °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

Flakskred kan løses ut i fersk fokksnø og på vedvarende svake lag. Fokksnøflak finnes nå i mange himmelretninger. Det skal noe mer til for å løse ut skred i de nå, men det er fremdeles mulig siden stabiliseringen går sakte i det kalde været. Vedvarende svake lag har generelt vært vanskelig å påvirke den siste tida siden det mange steder ligger under harde fokksnøflak. Men der det er mykere snø, som t.d. rundt skoggrensen, er dette lettere. Om lagene blir påvirket kan skred løses ut fra avstand og bli store.
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