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Avalanche warning for region Salten Sunday 03.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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 new snow

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)

Saturday 2. April 2022

De kom i snitt 10-20 cm nysnø med vind fra nordvest på lørdag. Snødekket er varierende fra lommer med myk nysnø til hard vindpåvirket snø på mer utsatte steder. Det finnes også mange områder der det er avblåst til eldre skare.

I overgangen mellom skare og tørr nysnø fra 25.03 er det observert oppbyggende omvandling av kantkorn. Gamle vedvarende svake lag virker ikke å være mulig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Saturday 2. April 2022

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -10 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 3. April 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -16 °C to -6 °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

Nysnøflakene stabiliserer seg hurtig pga. gunstig temperatur og rolige vindforhold. I enkelte heng kan det ennå ikke utelukkes at det kan være lett å løse ut skred.

Det er usikkerhet knyttet til begynnende kantkorn i forbindelse med gammel mildværsskare, men det virker generelt å være dårlig utviklet. Skytende sprekker eller drønn er tydelige faretegn.
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