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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Monday 23.05.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Many wet avalanches are expected. Wet loose snow avalanches are most likely, but slab avalanches can also occur since persistent weak layers can be weakened by moisture. Keep a good distance from cornices.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously 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 faceted snow above a crust
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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)

Sunday 22. May 2022

Det er i hovudsak eit vårleg snødekke, der snøoverflata består av smelteomvandla snø. Dei aller fleste stadar vil denne vere fuktig eller våt.

Rundt skare frå 23. april har det tidlegare utvikla seg kantkorn, og dette finst framleis nokre stadar. Laget er generelt vanskeleg å påverke, men andre skred og skavlbrot kan potensielt løyse ut skred. I tillegg har det vore tilhøve for danning av kantkorn under fokksnøen frå førre veke, men det er ikkje observert å ha skjedd.

Det har gått skred mange våte skred i regionen denne veka.

Mountain weather

Sunday 22. May 2022

0-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southwest. -1 °C to 9 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 23. May 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. 2 °C to 12 °C at 700 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

Det kan gå våte skred sidan det er mildt, ikkje varmeutstråling om natta, og sol utover dagen. Det er venta mest laussnøskred, men det kan også gå våte flakskred sidan det enkelte stadar er vedvarande svake lag som kan bli svekka av fuktigheit. Skred kan gå heile døgnet og skavlar kan brotne.
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