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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Monday 07.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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

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

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

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)

Sunday 6. March 2022

Veka har vore prega av bygevêr, medan søndag var solrik. Snøoverflata vekslar mellom ubunden snø, vindpåverka snø av ulik hardheit og skare. 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 men søndag var det drønn i snøen på Istindan, som viser at dei er stadvis er mogleg å påverke.

Mountain weather

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.

Monday 7. March 2022

3-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -17 °C to -6 °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. Vinden skal auke og dreiar utover dagen, noko som gjer at snø vil blåse inn i leheng i ulike himmelretningar. Det er vanskeleg, men mogleg, å påverke vedvarande svake lag.
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