Jump to content
Norsk

IFMGA guides in the Lyngen area: Join the daily online guide-meetings: guidemeeting.no

We recomend that all skiers download the free Varsom app on App Store or Google Play.

Read more about how to read and share observations on Varsom app and Regobs system | Varsom.no.

Ski touring in Norway - important information | Varsom.no

Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Thursday 02.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
High temperature and rain elevate the danger of wet avalanches. In the alpine the avalancheproblem is dry windslabs. A persistent weak layer can still be present underneath wind deposited snow in isolated features.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow
Print this page

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)

Wednesday 1. January 2020

Mildvær og regn gir smelteomvandlet snødekke opp til mildværsgrensen. Over denne høyden er det varierende snøoverflate etter perioder med kraftig vind.

Under fokksnøflak finnes stedvis svake lag av kantkorn. Dette ligger vekselvis under, over og mellom porøse skarelag. Det er lite observert aktivitet i dette laget den siste tiden, og tester viser at det er vanskelig å påvirke. Det finnes også kantkorn dypere i snødekket, men under ca. 800 moh er det svært vanskelig å påvirke disse grunnet hard overliggende snø.

Skred automatisk detektert i Holmbuktura nyttårsaften. Tørt skred som løsnet på ca 1200moh.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 1. January 2020

7-10 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 2. January 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -4 °C to 2 °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

Mye nedbør gir fokksnøproblem over skoggrensa. Temperaturen stiger og etterhvert som nedbøren går over til regn vil faren for våte skred øke.

Fokksnøproblemet begrenses samtidig til høgfjellet, men her ventes stor pålagring i løpet av dagen og skred kan bli store.

Over mildværsgrensen vil fortsatt eldre fokksnøflak ligge over et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn, men det virker nå vanskelig å løse ut skred i dette laget.

Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
EAWS logo
NVE is a member of EAWS