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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Sunday 06.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avalanches are possible to trigger in newly deposited wind slabs, and loose snow avalanches can be triggered naturally in sun faced slopes. 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

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
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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)

Saturday 5. 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 høgare til fjells 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

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.

Sunday 6. March 2022

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from southeast. -13 °C to -4 °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

Det er generelt stabil snø. Fokksnøflak frå føregåande dagar vil ha stabilisert seg raskt med gunstige temperaturar og det skal truleg mykje til for å påverke vedvarande svake lag. Lettast vil det vere å løyse ut skred i fokksnø i høgda. Det kan gå små laussnøskred i sørvendte heng med ubunden snø der sola får tak. Det skal truleg mykje til for å påverke vedvarande svake lag.
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