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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Thursday 19.05.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable avalanche conditions. Use caution in areas with wind deposited snow and where the sun makes the snow surface wet and soft.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new snow

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)

Wednesday 18. May 2022

Mildvær forrige uke gjorde snøoverflate våt og fuktig oppover i fjellet. Men tidligere i uken kom det noe nysnø i fjellet og snøoverflaten er en blanding av gammel igjenfrosset snø, ubunden nysnø og små fokksnøflak.

Små str.1 skred observert i sydøstlig eksposisjoner ved Honningsvåg mandag.

Snødekket er generelt tynnere og fuktigere i sydlige himmelretninger, mens snødekket er tykkere og kaldere i nordlige himmelretninger.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 18. May 2022

2-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from northwest. -6 °C to -2 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 19. May 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -8 °C to 0 °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

Fortsatt rolig vær og relativt stabilt snødekke gir lav snøskredfare. Det vil fortsatt være mulig å løse ut våte løssnøskred i lavlandet, og om solen tar godt kan det gå enkelte små våte løssnøskred naturlig. I enkelte heng i høyden kan det fortsatt finnes gammel fokksnøflak, men disse har stort sett stabilisert seg og er vanskelig å løse ut.
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