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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Thursday 09.03.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The danger increases when the wind picks up. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily 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
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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)

Wednesday 8. March 2023

Snødekket har en generelt gunstig oppbygning med løsere snø over hard og kompakt smeleteomvandlet snø. Under tregrensa er det mye løs snø. Over tregrensen er snødekket vindpåvirket. Høyt til fjells kan det ha lagt seg mye fokksnø i leheng.

Det finnes et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn under skare. Observasjoner viser at det finnes ved Gratangen.
Dette laget er antagelig vanskelig å påvirke og anses ikke som et problem for tiden.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 8. March 2023

2-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Calm/light breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -21 °C to -7 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 9. March 2023

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -14 °C to -4 °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

Vind og nysnø vil danne ustabile fokksnøflak over tregrensen. Det ventes at flakene kan være veldig ustabile mens været står på. På grunn av skiftende vindretning vil mange himmelretninger være utsatt. Kaldt vær gjør at stabilisering av fokksnøen tar tid.

Vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn finnes under skarelag i indre deler på fastlandet. Det ser ut som laget er vanskelig å påvirke og ikke utgjør et problem for tiden.
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