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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Tuesday 02.01.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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)

Monday 1. January 2024

Det har vært lite nedbør og synkende temperaturer de siste dagene. Perioder med kraftig vind hovedsakelig fra SØ. I skjermet terreng har det dannet seg rim på toppen av løsere snø. Over tregrensa har det dannet seg fokksnø av varierende hardhet, men også i høyden er det terreng med mye løs snø som vinden kan flytte på.

Det finnes svake lag av kantkorn både ved bakken og høyere oppe i snødekket. Synkende temperaturer vil gi gode vekstforhold for både kantkorn og rim framover.

Mountain weather

Monday 1. January 2024

No precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast. -26 °C to -14 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 2. January 2024

No precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -28 °C to -14 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Kraftig vind fra sørøst de siste dagene og i dag har dannet fokksnøflak i leformasjoner. Flakene kan være lette å utløse. Stedvis er det også mulig å utløse skred i svake lag av kantkorn dypere i snødekket. Da kan skredene bli store.
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