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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Saturday 23.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Increasing temperatures leads to higher avalanche danger. A weak layer deep in the snow pack can now become easier to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow

Wet snow (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
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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)

Friday 22. April 2022

Mye av snøoverflata har blitt fuktig eller våt høyt til fjells i starten av uka. Gårsdagens nedbør har kommet som nysnø over ca 600-700 moh. En del bare rabber, men det meldes om fortsatt mye snø i fjellet.

Dypere i snødekket finnes det vedvarende svake lag i forbindelse med mildværsskare fra slutten av mars, men det virker de fleste steder å være vanskelig å påvirke for øyeblikket.

Mountain weather

Friday 22. April 2022

2-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 23. April 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from west. -9 °C to 1 °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

Stigende temperaturer og potensielt sol vil øke skredfaren noe. Det vil være mulig å løse ut våte løssnøskred, og enkelte naturlige utløste skred kan ventes dersom solen titter frem. Dette kan forekomme både i den ferske nysnøen høyt til fjells, eller i våt snø i brattheng lavere i terrenget.

Kantkornlag finnes fortsatt enkelte plasser, men virker å være vanskelig å påvirke de fleste steder.
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