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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Friday 06.03.2020

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. Expected highest avalanchedanger in the afternoon when the wind picks up.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

Thursday 5. March 2020

Sørøsten har tatt hardt i fjellet. Det er nå hard fokksnø de fleste steder. Enkelte vindutsatte steder er avblåst. Det er mye snø i hele regionen. I godt beskyttede formasjoner og i skogen finnes det løsere snø.

Det finnes et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn under skarelag fra januar, trolig mest fremtredende i indre deler av regionen. Men dette ligger stort sett dypt og er vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Thursday 5. March 2020

Little to no precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -17 °C to -10 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 6. March 2020

7-10 mm precipitation. Breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during renoon. -12 °C to -5 °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

Litt ny nedbør med vind fra vest vil gi enkelte ustabile fokksnøflak i nye leformasjoner. Det meldes mest snø i sørlige deler av regionen, men det er ikke ventet store mengder og skredproblemet vil få begrenset utbredelse. Skredfaren ventes å være størst på ettermiddagen når vinden øker.

Fokksnøen fra onsdag og torsdag stabiliserer seg og det skal mer til for å påvirke gamle fokksnøflak.
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