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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Saturday 04.03.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avalanches can be possible to trigger in wind slabs.

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

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)

Friday 3. March 2023

Den siste veka har det vore vekslande vêr. Peridodevis har det kome nysnø og periodevis har det vore mildt.Snøen som har kome dei siste dagane vil truleg vere vindpåverka.

Under snøen frå den siste veka er det eit stabilt frossent snødekke, og kantkorn observert tidlegare er nok øydelagt.

Mountain weather

Friday 3. March 2023

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest. -9 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 4. March 2023

6-10 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from north, changing to moderate gale from the northeast during renoon. -11 °C to -5 °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

Skred kan vere mogleg å løyse ut i fersk fokksnø. Dette skuldast at sterk vind i kombinasjon med noko nedbør dannar ustabile fokksnøflak i leheng. Eit og anna naturleg utløyst skred kan ikkje utelukkast.

Vêrprognosene er usikre, men skredfara vil vere størst der det kjem mest snø og er mest vind.
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