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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Saturday 06.01.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Increasing avalanche danger throughout the day when the wind picks up. There are several weak layers of facets in the snow cover. Recently, these have generally seemed stable and difficult to influence, but this may now change where there is accumulating fresh snow.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily trigger avalanches on a few 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 some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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 5. January 2024

Det har vært lite til ingen nedbør de siste dagene. Over tregrensa er det stedvis hard og vindpakket snø, avblåst på toppene, og lommer med løsere snø der hvor vinden ikke har fått tak. Etter den lange kuldeperioden er det nå dannet store krystaller av overflaterim på snødekket.

Det finnes svake lage av kantkorn i snøen, både rundt et skarelag og ved bakken fra kuldeperioden i november/desember.

Mountain weather

Friday 5. January 2024

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the north during the afternoon. -16 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 6. January 2024

9 mm precipitation, up to 16 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -17 °C to -1 °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

Økende snøskredfare utover dagen når det blåser opp og kommer snø. Nysnø og kraftig vind vil danne ustabile fokksnøflak i leheng. I enkelte områder kan fokksnø legge seg over svakt lag av rimkrystaller eller kantkorn. Der kan flakskred bli bredere og større.

Det er flere svake lag av kantkorn i snødekket. Den siste tiden har disse virket generelt stabile og vanskelig å påvirke, men dette kan nå endre seg der det føyker inn mye snø. Det kan ikke utelukkes at disse lagene kan gi skred i enkelte heng. Trolig er lagene lettest å påvirke i skoggrensa, der snødekket er mindre vindpåvirket og mykere.
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