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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Wednesday 08.03.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avalanches can be easy to trigger in wind slabs. Increasing avalanche danger in the evening when the wind picks up.
  • The danger is greatest from Wednesday evening

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)

Tuesday 7. March 2023

Sist veke har var det vekslande vêr, med periodar med nysnø, periodar med mildvêr og tidvis sterk vind. Det er difor eit hardt underlag med vindpåverka snø over.

Kantkornlag som har vore observert tidlegare har blitt øydelagt eller ligg låst under hard og tjukk skare.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 7. March 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -23 °C to -12 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 8. March 2023

2 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -23 °C to -14 °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

Skred kan løysast ut i fersk fokksnø. Dette skuldast at vind vil transportere nysnø og danne ustabile flak i leheng. Det er mogleg at flaka legg seg på rim eller overflate-kantkorn, noko som gjer det lettare å løyse ut skred. Skredfara vil auke noko med vinauke gjennom dagen, særleg på kvelden når vinden og nedbøren aukar.

Skredfara vil vere størst i ytre delar av regionen der det er meldt mest snø.
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