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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Friday 07.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Slab avalanches can be triggered in fresh storm slabs and on persistent weak layers. Storm slabs are present in many aspects. Persistent weak layers are also possible to trigger, and can give large avalanches.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Thursday 6. January 2022

Sterk vind frå skiftande retning har sidan søndag transportert og påverka snø. Der det ikkje er avblåst er snøoverflata veldig varierande. Det er fokksnø av ulik hardheit, skare og laus snø. Snøen er hardast over tregrensa.

Djupare i snødekket finnast det vedvarande svake lag. Det finnast kantkorn både i samband med skare og som nedføyka lag. I tillegg finst det nedføyka rim. Der det er mjuk overliggande snø er desse laga lette å påverke, men mange stadar er dei beskytta av hard overliggande snø.

Mandag vart eit flakskred fjernutløyst på veg mot Steinskarstind.

Mountain weather

Thursday 6. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from northeast, changing to breeze from the northeast during the evening. -19 °C to -6 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 7. January 2022

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -21 °C to -8 °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

Fokksnøflak finnast no i mange himmelretningar. Det skal gjerne meir til for å påverke flaka no, men det er framleis mogleg sidan stabiliseringa går sakte i det kalde vêret. Nokre stadar kan flakskred også løysast ut på vedvarande svake lag i snødekket. Ved påverknad av slike lag kan skred løysast ut frå avstand og bli store. Dei er lettast å påverke der overfliggande flak er mjuke, som t.d. rundt tregrensa.
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