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Avalanche warning for region Salten Saturday 06.04.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to areas with glide-cracks

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Glide avalanches

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

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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 5. April 2019

Under skoggrensen er snødekket gjennomfuktet med gjennombruddskare på toppen. Over skoggrensen består snøoverflaten av smelte/fryseskare som stort sett er bærende. Under dette skarelaget, kan det være at det ligger gjemt litt tørrere fokksnø fra sist helg. I skjermede, skyggefulle formasjoner, kan det ligge litt løs snø.

Mellom skarelag høyt i snødekket ligger det lag med delvis utviklet kantkorn, men stabilitetstester viser at det foreløpig er lav evne til bruddforplatning i dette laget.

Torsdag ble det observert et middels stort glideskred i Sørfold.

Mountain weather

Friday 5. April 2019

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -12 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Saturday 6. April 2019

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during the afternoon. -9 °C to -2 °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

Det er lite løs snø tilgjengelig for vinden og det vil ikke dannes nyere flak av fokksnø. Når solen myker opp snødekket vil det være lett for skikjørere å løse ut mindre skred i fokksnøen.

I bratte øst- og sørvendte terrengformasjoner er det sannsynlig at det går en del små, naturlig utløste løssnøskred.

Glideskred kan forekomme i utsatte områder.

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