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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Monday 07.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avalanches are possible to trigger in newly deposited wind slabs. Persistent weak layers are in general hard, but possible, to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few 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 trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath 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)

Sunday 6. March 2022

Veka har vore prega av bygevêr, medan søndag var solrik. Snøoverflata vekslar mellom vindpåverka snø av ulik hardheit, ubunden snø og skare. I lavtliggande område har snødekket vore gjennomfukta, men høgare til fjells er det framleis lagdeling i snøen.

Difor finnast det framleis vedvarande svake lag, både rundt skare frå mildvêr 23. januar og ved bakken. Generelt er desse laga vanskelege å påverke, men tysdag fjernutløyste ei gruppe eit skred ved Storvikfjellet på Øksfjordhalvøya og drønn er observert der og ved Bergsfjord.

Søndag gjekk det mange små laussnøskred i bratte solvendte fjellsider.

Mountain weather

Sunday 6. March 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -14 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 7. March 2022

3-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from south, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -19 °C to -7 °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

Skred kan vere lette å løyse ut eller losne av seg sjølv i fersk fokksnø over mildvêrsgrensa frå laurdag. Det skal bli sterk vind som dreiar utover dagen, noko som gjer at snø vil blåse inn i leheng i ulike himmelretningar. Det er vanskeleg, men mogleg, å påverke vedvarande svake lag.
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