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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Saturday 05.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid release areas with newly deposited wind slabs. Persistent weak layers exist but are in general hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

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 above a crust

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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 4. March 2022

Den siste tida har det vore mildvêr (opptil ca. 800 moh på det høgaste), nedbør og periodevis sterk vind. Over tregrensa vekslar snøoverflata mellom vindpåverka snø av ulik hardheit og skare. Under tregrensa er det ubunden snø som truleg blir fuktig utover dagen. I lavtliggande område har snødekket vore gjennomfukta, men lenger oppe er det framleis lagdeling snøen.

Vedvarande svake lag finnast difor framleis, både rundt skare frå mildvêr 23. januar og djupare i snødekket. Generelt er desse laga vanskelege å påverke og det er ikkje rapportert om fareteikn eller skredaktivitet på desse laga den siste tida.

Mountain weather

Friday 4. March 2022

2-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the south during the evening. -15 °C to -7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 5. March 2022

5-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during renoon. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -11 °C to -3 °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

Skred kan løysast ut i fersk fokksnø. Mange stadar vil desse ha stabilisert seg raskt sidan det er gunstige temperaturar, men høgt til fjells og der det føregår aktiv vindtransport vil det vere mogleg å løyse ut skred. Vedvarande svake lag finnast i snødekket, men er truleg vanskelege å påverke.
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