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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Tuesday 08.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Fresh wind slabs will be easy to trigger in sheltered locations. Weak snow deeper in the snowpack is in general hard to trigger, but resulting avalanches might become large.

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).

Buried weak layer of new 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 7. March 2022

Snøoverflaten antas være enten myke eller harde fokksnøflak etter snøfall og vind i går. Mildværet i slutten av februar har gjennomfuktet snøen i lavlandet, mens høyere til fjells er snødekket fortsatt tørt under mildværsskaren.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag både i forbindelse med skarelag og langs bakken mange steder i høyden. Disse har siste tiden vært vanskelig å påvirke. Det er ikke observert noen faretegn eller skredaktivitet i det siste.

Mountain weather

Monday 7. March 2022

2-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from south, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -18 °C to -12 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 8. March 2022

2 mm precipitation, up to 7 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southwest during renoon. -9 °C to -4 °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 være lett å løse ut skred i fersk fokksnø, særlig i ytre strøk der vet ventes mest nysnø. På grunn av dreiende vind vil det finnes ustabile fokksnøflak i flere himmelretninger. Gunstige temperaturer vil gi stabilisering i eldre fokksnøflak i løpet av dagen. Svake lag dypere i snødekket er vanskelig å løse ut, men om skred løsner kan de bli store.
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