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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Tuesday 19.04.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid avalanche terrain. Large wet avalanches can occur. The probability of avalanches is highest on sun-facing slopes. Avalanches in persistent weak layers can get very big.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some 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 can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose 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)

Monday 18. April 2022

Snøoverflata er påverka av mildvêr. Under mildvêrsgrensa, er snøen fuktig eller våt. Over mildvêrsgrensa varierar det mellom vindpåverka snø av ulik hardheit og ubunden snø i skjerma områder. Sola vil påverke denne snøen utover dagen.

Djupare i snødekket finnast det vedvarande svake lag i samband med skare, og det har gått skred på dette den siste tida.

Søndag hadde det gått nokre store våte skred i fjella over Skibotndalen.

Mountain weather

Monday 18. April 2022

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. 0 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 19. April 2022

No precipitation. Calm/light breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -3 °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

Høge temperaturar har dei siste dagane svekka stabiliteten i snødekket, og sol utover dagen kan svekke den ytlegare. Våte flak- og laussnøskred kan gå naturleg. Om skred går på vedvarande svake lag kan dei bli store til svært store. Unngå skredterreng.
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