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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen 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
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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 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 regnskare.

I overgangen mellom skare og tørr nysnø fra 25.03 er det observert en kraftig temperaturgradient. Observasjoner fra naboregioner tyder på at det kan ha vokst frem kantkorn i dette laget. Gamle vedvarende svake lag virker ikke å være mulig å påvirke.

Lørdag ble det observert naturlig utløste skred. Skredene var middels store.

Mountain weather

Saturday 2. April 2022

16 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 3. April 2022

8 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -14 °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, men det kan ikke utelukkes at det kan være lett å løse ut skred i enkelte heng.

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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