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Avalanche warning for region Salten Saturday 10.02.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in steep terrain with fresh wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Friday 9. February 2018

Snøoverflaten er generelt hard og vindpåvirket, og består av mildværsskare og fokksnø. På toppen av snødekket ligger det litt nysnø som følge av nedbør torsdag, og nysnømengdene varierer i regionen.

Det er observert lag av kantkorn i snødekket, men disse lagene har imidlertid så langt ikke vist tegn til bruddforplantning, og ansees ikke som et problem nå.

Det er ikke registrert skredaktivitet de siste dagene.

Det er en del variasjon i snømengdene i regionen, mest snø i indre deler.

Mountain weather

Friday 9. February 2018

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -13 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 10. February 2018

1-3 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the evening. -15 °C to -6 °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

Vinden fortsetter, men det er lite løs snø tilgjengelig for vindtransport. Noen få steder kan det finnes små ustabile fokksnøflak, men generelt er det stabile forhold.
Det er usikkerhet i om det stedvis finnes nedføyket overflaterim under den ferskeste fokksnøen, men sannsynligvis har dette liten utbredelse.

Skredfaren vurderes til faregrad 1-liten.
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