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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Thursday 01.03.2018

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Fresh snow may give instable conditions, especially north in the region. 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 some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Poor bonding between crust and overlying snow

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 28. February 2018

Snøoverfalten er i endring med nysnø i kombinasjon med vind som vil prege i hovedsak nordlige deler av regionen. Den gamle snøoverflaten består av fokksnø og/eller avblåst til gammel skare. Det er tidligere blitt observert overflaterim og kantkorn på overflaten, hovedsakelig i skog/skoggrensen eller i beskyttede leformasjoner.

Det finnes et gammelt kantkornlag under skarelag nede i snødekket. Dette er de fleste steder beskyttet av hard overliggende snø.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 28. February 2018

3 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest. -10 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 1. March 2018

1-5 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest. -9 °C to -5 °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

Nysnø og vind vil danne ferske nysnøflak, vesentlig i NØ-vendte leheng. Mest snø er ventet nord i regionen.
Det gamle snødekket er generelt stabilt, men nysnøen som kommer kan feste seg dårlig til det gamle snødekket pga glatt skare og/eller rim/kantkorn i overflaten.
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