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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Thursday 28.12.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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 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)

Wednesday 27. December 2023

Siste snøfall var tirsdag, med rundt 10cm. Under tregrensa er det mye løs snø. I fjellet er snødekket mer vindpåvirket.

Det finnes svake lag med kantkorn både ved bakken/dypt i snødekket og rundt skare fra 16.12. Det har vært få faretegn fra disse svake lagene den siste uken, men trsdag ble det observert drønn i snøen i skoggrensen ved Lyngseidet.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 27. December 2023

4-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest. -10 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 28. December 2023

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest. -17 °C to -3 °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 ventes rolige værforhold og nysnø og fokksnøflak vil gradvis stabilisere seg. Vær varsom i områder med myke fokksnøflak, det kan stedvis fortsatt være mulig å løse ut skred.

Nede i snødekket ligger det svake lag med kantkorn, både ved bakken og høyere i snødekket. Det er noe usikkerhet knyttet til disse svake lagenes egenskaper og utbredelse, men fjernutløsning av skred kan ikke utelukkes.
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