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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Tuesday 12.05.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Difficult conditions. In the alpine: Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Below the zero degree line: Avoid release zones and run out areas for wet and loose snow avalanches. Avalanche risk decreases slightly trough the day.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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)

Monday 11. May 2020

Siste døgns vind og nedbør vil sannsynligvis gjøre fokksnø svært utbredt i fjellet. I lavlandet under mildværsgrensa vil snøen være råtten, men det kan fryse til i løpet av dagen. Det er mer snø enn normalt i regionen, og det finnes flere store skavler.

Lørdag ble det observert flere middels store naturlig utløste våte løssnøskred grunnet solinnstråling på nordsiden av Langfjorden.

Lørdag ble det observert rim i enkelte skyggefulle heng i høyden.

Mountain weather

Monday 11. May 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 12. May 2020

4-7 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -10 °C to -6 °C at 1100 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

Tirsdag vil det fortsatt komme noe nedbør og en del vind. Over mildværsgrensa vil ferske og ustabile fokksnøflak kunne løses ut naturlig med pågående snøpålagring, særlig først på dagen. Under mildværsgrensa kan man forvente naturlig utløste våte løssnøskred der nedbøren kommer som regn eller sludd. Utover formiddagen avtar været noe, det blir kaldere, og skredfaren vil gradvis gå ned.
Det er fortsatt mye snø og store skavler i regionen, vær varsom rundt disse.
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