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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Saturday 09.12.2017

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but you should still be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Be aware that there can be pockets with persistent weak layer beneath wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of surface hoar
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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)

Friday 8. December 2017

Kraftig vind de siste to dagene har gitt har gitt hard snøoverflate i store deler av regionen og eksponerte formasjoner er avblåst.

Det finnes et nedsnødd rimlag i snødekket. Det er observert lag med kantkorn under skarelag flere steder i regionen.

Ikke meldt om skredaktivitet siden helgen.

Mountain weather

Friday 8. December 2017

2-5 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 9. December 2017

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -8 °C to -4 °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 har påvirket snødekket overalt. Vinden fortsetter og skredfaren vil gradvis avta etterhvert som snøoverflaten blir hardere. Bærende flak vil beskytte vedvarende svake lag, men disse kan fortsatt trigges enkelte steder og skredene kan bli relativt store.

Skredfaren ventes som 2-moderat.
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