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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Monday 26.12.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes. The wind slab are failing on either loose layers of new snow or old persistent weak layer of November facets or December surface hoar.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Sunday 25. December 2022

Dagene før jul har det vært kraftig bygevær i regionen. Dette har ført til lokalt store mengder snø og vind i fjellet.

Under skoggrensen er det mange steder svært godt skiføre, med mye ubunden snø.
Over skoggrensen er det mange steder bærende fokksnø.

Lokalt kan det fortsatt ligge igjen svake lag av overflaterim i snødekket fra midten av desember. I grensetraktene mot Indre Troms kan det være svake lag av kantkorn fra kuldeperioden i november.

Det er ikke meldt om naturlig utløste skred til tross for mye snø og vær.

Mountain weather

Sunday 25. December 2022

2 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -12 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 26. December 2022

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -12 °C to -1 °C at 700 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

Vær varsom i områder med fersk fokksnø. Nysnøen fra de siste dagene ventes nå å ha stabilisert seg og være vanskelig å påvirke. Men lokale forskjeller kan forekomme.

De gamle vedvarende svake lag er trolig vanskelig å påvirke og har begrenset utbredelse.
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