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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Monday 20.05.2024

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Snowfall with wind from the west can cause wind slab avalanches. Be especially careful in east-facing leesides. In lower elevations wet loose avalanches and glide avalanches can occur.
Keep also distance to cornices and be careful with weak snow bridges over creeks and rotten snow close to rocks.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new snow

Glide avalanches

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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)

Sunday 19. May 2024

Under nysnøen er snødekket stort sett smelteomvandlet og gjennomfuktet. Lagdelt snø finnes fra omtrent 6-700 moh, ofte bare lokalt.
Under ca. 400 moh. er snøen råtten og snøbroer over elver og snø rundt fremstikkende stein er ofte ustabil.

Fredag ble glideskred og våte flakskred observert.

Mountain weather

Sunday 19. May 2024

2-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during renoon. Breeze from northwest. -4 °C to 2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 20. May 2024

8 mm precipitation, up to 16 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west. -6 °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

Det vil snø helt ned til lavlandet. Flakskred kan forekomme fra skoggrensen og oppover. Vær særlig forsiktig i østvendt terreng som ligger i le for vinden. Hold også god avstand til terreng under skavler.
I lavlandet vil nysnøen være fuktig eller etter hvert gå over til regn. På enkelte steder kan da våte løssnøskred eller lokalt glideskred forekomme.

Vær forsiktig i råtten snø, med svake snøbruer over elver og rundt fremstikkende steiner.
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