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Avalanche warning for region Finnmarkskysten Friday 01.12.2023

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally thin snow cover, but be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Keep in mind that even small avalanches can have consequences if you fall into rocky terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Thursday 30. November 2023

Det er lagdelt snø fra havnivå. Forrige uke fikk vinden flyttet mye snø i regionen. Det meste av snøen har blitt flyttet inn i søkk i terrenget, særlig i nordvendte sider.

Det er observert kantkorn ned mot bakken flere steder i regionen. Bruddforplantningsevnen i snøen over er dårlig basert på tester vi har fått inn.

Mountain weather

Friday 1. December 2023

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from southeast. -17 °C to -4 °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

God 1. desember! Etter forrige ukes kraftige vind har fokksnøflakene fått stabilisert seg, men i søkk der det har samlet seg mest snø kan man med nok kraft fortsatt løse ut små skred. Husk at også små skred kan gi konsekvenser ved terrengfeller.

I regionen har snøen kommet for en god stund siden, og det har rukket å danne seg svake lag i snødekket. Disse ser for tiden ut til å være vanskelig å påvirke og anses ikke som et skredproblem.

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