Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Friday 05.01.2024

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust • Within a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. • Difficult to trigger • 1 - Small • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW below 300 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface • Over one meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface • Within a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 300 masl

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. • Easy to trigger • 1 - Small • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, W, NW above 200 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow • Within half a meter • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • Velger "dårlig binding i fokksnø" her, men laget er svakt pga tegn på kanting. Få steder her lokalt det det er samlet nok snø for å få noen store skred, men strl 2 kan ikke utelates (alt avhengig av snøansamling i enkeltheng).

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface • Within a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 300 masl