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Avalanche warning for region Salten Saturday 02.12.2017

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow at high elevations. Increasing temperature will weaken the snow cover temporarily.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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 new snow

Persistent weak layer (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 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)

Friday 1. December 2017

Det kom 10-25 cm nysnø i regionen i løpet av fredagen. I fjellet ligger rundt en halv meter med snø i terrenget. Det meste ligger i renner og forsenkninger. De øverste 10-30 cm er løse og kan flyttes av vinden. Overflaterim har dannet seg de siste dagene.

Det begynner å danne seg kantkorn i snødekket.

Det er ikke observert skredhendelser de 3 siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Friday 1. December 2017

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from south, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -16 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 2. December 2017

10 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -2 °C at 1400 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

Fredagens og lødagens nysnø kombinert med vindøknigen vil øke snøskredfaren utover lørdagen. På vindutsatte plasser over 6-800 moh kan det danne seg ustabile nysnøflak. Disse kan være lett å løse ut av en skikjører. I indre deler av regionen kan det også være mulig å løse ut skred i et lag av kantkorn. I lavereliggende områder ventes skredfraren å være lavere grunnet milde temperaturer som bidrar til raskt stabilisering. Enkelte våte løssnøskred kan forekomme.
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