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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Saturday 24.02.2018

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger. Avoid convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

New 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
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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)

Saturday 24. February 2018

I ytre strøk av regionen ligger det 5-10 cm løs snø på overflaten, mens i indre strøk er det generelt hard snøoverflate av skare eller hard fokksnø. Det er observert overflaterim mange steder.

Det er observert kantkorn i snødekket under skarelag. Men dette er enten beskyttet av hard overliggende snø eller det ligger høyt i snødekket uten flak over.

Fredag formiddag blåser det kuling fra SØ-Ø på utsatte steder.

Mountain weather

Friday 23. February 2018

2-4 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast. -19 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 24. February 2018

12 mm precipitation, up to 22 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southeast. -17 °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

Vind og nysnø ventes å føre til ferske nysnøflak i leområder, vesentlig mot V-NV-N. Disse ferske nysnøflakene vil være lett å løse ut, og skredfaren ventes derfor å være økende. Nysnøen kan noen steder legge seg på et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn eller rim, og der vil det ta lang tid før den stabiliserer seg. Det kan også være mulighet for fjernutløsning.
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