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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Saturday 07.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with newly deposited wind slabs.The amount of new snow will vary in the region, hence the avalanche danger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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).

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)

Friday 6. March 2020

Fredag snødde det tett og vind i fjellet kan ha påverka nysnøen. Under nysnøen var det hard fokksnø over skoggrensa og avblåst på dei mest vindutsette stadane. Under skoggrensa og i vindskjerma terrengformasjonar var det ubunden snø.

Det finnast svake lag av kantkorn nede i snødekket, men desse ligg djupt og det er lite sannsynleg at ein påvirkar dei.

Sola har blitt så sterk at den påverkar snø i sørvendte bratte heng når den er framme.

Mountain weather

Friday 6. March 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 7. March 2020

6-10 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 0 °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

Bygevær med vind frå vest har dei siste dagane gitt fokksnøflak i leformasjonar, og nye kan dannast utover dagen. Det er lokale skilnadar i nedbørsmengder, og skredfara er størst i områda det har kome mest snø. Gunstige temperaturar gjer at fokksnøflak vil stabilisere seg relativt raskt.
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