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Avalanche warning for region Salten Wednesday 08.04.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
In the alpine strong winds and heavy precipitation will cause large naturally released avalanches. A persistent weak layer may contribute to the avalanches running larger than expected. At lower elevation, the rain will weaken the snowpack and naturally released avalanches are expected.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Persistent weak layer (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 beneath 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 7. April 2020

Mildvær gikk opp til 1000 moh på mandag. Her er snøoverflaten fuktig. Det ligger mye løs snø i terrenget og i høyden er den tilgjengelig for vindtransport. Over skoggrensen har vinden dannet myke flak.

Det er flere kantkornlag i snødekket. Kantkorn har blitt større og mer tydelig de siste dager, men ligger under bærende lag. Flere store naturlig utløste skred i regionen siste dager minner om at dette er et aktivt lag.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 7. April 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from west, changing to gale from the southwest during the evening. -5 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 8. April 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest. -6 °C to 0 °C at 1100 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

Det har vært mildt høyt til fjells. Der nedbøren kommer som regn vil det fortsatt være fare for naturlig utløste våte skred når snødekket blir gjennomfuktet. Våte flakskred og enkelte glideskred kan forekomme.

Det ventes kraftig vind og nysnø i høyden. Over skoggrensen vil dette føre til rask pålagring av fokksnø til leområder utover dagen. Skredene vil være lett å løse ut og enkelte naturlig utløste skred ventes. Tilstedeværelse av vedvarende svake lag kan gi store skred.

Under skoggrensen ventes det naturlig utløste våte skred der
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