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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Wednesday 06.04.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Increasing danger when the wind picks up. Some natural released avalanches can occur. 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)

Avalanches may release spontaneously 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 easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above 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)

Tuesday 5. April 2022

Mange steder er snøoverflaten avblåst til skare med harde til myke flak av vindtransportert snø i skjerma terrengformasjoner. Lørdag varmet solen opp snøen i solvendte sider. Det gamle snødekket er smelteomvandlet og stabilt i store deler av regionen.

Ved Indre Billefjord, samt ved Hammerfest i naboregionen, er det observert begynnende kantkornutvikling i overgangen mellom tørr snø og eldre smelteomvandlet snø (skare).

Mountain weather

Tuesday 5. April 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from east, changing to moderate gale from the east during renoon. -14 °C to -7 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 6. April 2022

2 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during the evening. -7 °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 ventes at skredfaren vedvarer mens vind og snøfokk står på. Snøfokk vil danne ferske fokksnøflak i leområder. Om det blir mye snøtransport kan det gå enkelte naturlig utløste skred. Etter hvert som vind og snøfokk roer seg vil skredfaren avta.

Det kan finnes vedvarende svake lag noen steder i regionen. Observasjoner tyder på at laget er vanskelig å påvirke, men om laget blir påvirket, kan skred løses ut fra avstand.
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