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Avalanche warning for region Salten Thursday 28.12.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs. Be careful around tree line, where a weak layer of surface hoar can be very easy to trigger.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of surface hoar
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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)

Wednesday 27. December 2023

Klokka 10 onsdag hadde det kommet 5-15 cm nysnø siste døgn.
I indre strøk (Saltdalen) er det vesentlig mindre snø. Over skoggrensen er snøoverflaten vindpreget og snøfordelingen er ujevn. Det er mest snø i ytre deler av regionen,

Det finnes nedføyket kantkorn i snødekket etter kuldeperioden i november/desember. Det er i naboregionene Svartisen og Ofoten meldt om drønn og skytende sprekker i tilsvarende lag.

Det har blitt observert utbredt rim på snøoverflaten fra skoggrensa og ned.
Hvis rimkrystallene snør eller føyker ned før vinden ødelegger det kan det bli et svakt lag.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 27. December 2023

30 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Strong breeze from northwest. -9 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 28. December 2023

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l Thursday night. Breeze from southeast. -16 °C to -4 °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

Du kan lett løse ut skred der nysnø og vind har gitt ferske fokksnøflak. Der det har kommet mest snø kan skredene bli store.
Vær ekstra varsom rundt tregrensa der fokksnøen kan ha lagt seg over et svakt lag av rim. Hvis det er tilfelle kan det være svært lett å løse ut skred.
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