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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Thursday 09.04.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Use great caution on recently loaded slopes in the alpine. Large wind slabs could be triggered by a single skier. Wet avalanches below treeline are possible and could run to the ground.

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

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers
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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 8. April 2020

Onsdag var et forrykende lavtrykk på tur gjennom regionen. Det er svært kraftig vind, nedbør som regn og høy mildværsgrensen.

Fra tidligere i vinter ligger det flere vedvarende svake lag med kantkorn i snødekket. Disse ligger for det meste godt beskyttende av skarelag og er vanskelig å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. April 2020

35 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 9. April 2020

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from northwest. -10 °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

Skredfaren vil trolig avta noe når været blir kjøligere og vinden avtar noe.
Størst fare er det i høyfjellet hvor det har samlet seg store mengder fokksnø i leområder. Her kan det være lett å løse ut store skred.

Under mildværsgrensen kan det fortsatt gå enkelte våte skred flakskred og glideskred etterhvert når regnet trenger dypere ned i snødekket.
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