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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Tuesday 21.05.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow. In lower elevations where the snow is wet, loose avalanches or glide avalanches are expected. Keep distance to steep rocky terrain and cornices. Be also 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 can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

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 20. May 2024

Mandag kom det opp mot 10 mm nedbør, stort sett som snø ned til havnivå. Under nysnøen er det stedvis skare, ellers er snødekket for det meste gjennomfuktet og smelteomvandlet. Lagdelt snø finnes fra omtrent 2-300 moh.

Utbredelsen av et vedvarende svakt kantkornlag antas å være begrenset til de høyeste fjelltoppene.

Mandag meldes det om fersk vindtransportert snø ved Alteidet.

Mountain weather

Monday 20. May 2024

14 mm precipitation, up to 24 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from west. -9 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 21. May 2024

2-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Etter mandagens snøfall vil det mange plasser klarne opp i løpet av tirsdagen. Fokksnøflakene vil stabilisere seg gradvis, men i høyden og i skyggesider vil det ta litt lenger tid. Vær forsiktig dersom du opplever skytende sprekker.
I solvendte brattheng vil nysnøen være fuktig. Våte løssnøskred er ventet og lokalt er også glideskred mulige.

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