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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Wednesday 26.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow 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)

Tuesday 25. February 2020

Mye av løssnøen er blitt flyttet av vinden siste dager inn i leområder mot nord.

Snødekket preges av fokksnø av varierende hardhet. På de mest utsatte stedene er snøen avblåst ned til gammel skare eller barmark, mens det noen steder fortsatt kan ligge ubunden snø.
Det er mest snø i ytre del av regionen.

I indre deler av regionen rundt Lakselv er det funnet velutviklede begerkrystaller ved bakken.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 25. February 2020

2-6 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. -14 °C to -11 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 26. February 2020

2-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the south during the afternoon. -15 °C to -5 °C at 700 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

Vinden endrer retning og øker kortvarig utover dagen og dette vil bli litt pålagring av fersk fokksnø i nye leområder. Eldre flak vil gradvis stabiliseres, men trenger tid.

Vedvarende svakt lag av begerkrystaller er også til stede enkelte steder i regionen. Vær forsiktig i overgangen mellom tynt og tykt snødekket der skredproblemet er tilstede
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