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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Wednesday 19.04.2023

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 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches 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
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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)

Tuesday 18. April 2023

Det har kommet litt nysnø med varierende vindretning. Den siste fokksnøen ligger mange steder på skare. Det er mest fokksnø i vest og nord. Snøoverflaten har vært fuktet opp til ca. 400 moh. før den siste nysnøen.

12.4 fant observatør rim under siste fokksnøflak, men forplantingsevnen virket begrenset. Utbredelsen av laget er usikker.
Det finnes flere kantkornlag rundt skarelag nede i snøen og ved bakken. Disse lagene virker nå generelt å være vanskelig å påvirke, men kan fortsatt gi skred ved stor belastning.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 18. April 2023

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from west, changing to gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -11 °C to -5 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 19. April 2023

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the north during the evening. -15 °C to -4 °C at 700 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

Litt nysnø med skiftende vindretning kan danne ustabile flak i flere leheng. Leheng mot sør og øst er mest utsatt. Nokså milde temperaturer gjør at det ventes en rask stabilisering.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag med kantkorn rundt skarelag nede i det gamle snødekket. Dette kan påvirkes ved skavlbrudd eller annen stor tilleggsbelastning, og skred kan bli store.

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