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Avalanche warning for region Indre Troms Wednesday 22.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
New unstable wind slabs will form as the wind increases. Avoid steep slopes with newly formed wind slabs. Old persistent weak layers can be triggered on shallow spots.
  • The danger is greatest from Wednesday afternoon

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath 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 21. February 2023

I fjellet er snøen ujevnt fordelt. I leområder ligger det en del fokksnø. Utatte områder er avblåst til bakken eller skarelag.

Snøen var forrige uke gjennomfuktet under 600 moh. Dette har nå fryst igjen og overflaten består av skare.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn mellom eldre mildværspåvirket snødekke og skarelag. Dette er mest utbredt over 600-700 moh.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. February 2023

No precipitation. Calm/light breeze from east. -14 °C to -9 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Wednesday 22. February 2023

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -23 °C to -10 °C at 1100 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

Nye skredproblem vil oppstå når vinden tiltar og flytter løs snø til leområder. Det kan danne seg ustabile fokksnøflak som kan være lette å påvirke. Unngå bratte leområder.

De gamle vedvarende svake lag kan påvirkes der snødekket er tynt.
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