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Avalanche warning for region Svalbard øst Wednesday 04.01.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Continuous strong wind and snow will lead to high amounts of wind transported snow. Avoid all avalanche terrain. Large naturally triggered avalanches likely.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above 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.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 3. January 2023

8 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong gale from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -11 °C to -7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 4. January 2023

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. -13 °C to -9 °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

NB! Varselet er basert på et enklere datagrunnlag enn regionale varsler og utgis kun for faregrad 4 og 5.
Kraftig vind og betydelige nedbørsmengder holder fram og det ventes ytterligere pålagring av fokksnø i flere leområder. Snø i alle himmelretninger må betraktes som skredfarlig. Det er fremdeles fare for at store skred kan løsne av seg selv.
I terreng over ca. 400 moh må vedvarende svake lag i snødekket tas med i betraktning da snøskred kan utløses på avstand.
Skredløp kan lange og det må legges inn ekstra stor sikkerhetsmargin til alt skredterreng.
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