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Avalanche warning for region Lyngen Thursday 03.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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It is possible to trigger avalanches in wind slabs, espacially in the evening, when the wind picks up. It is also favorable conditions to develop facet crystals around crust high in the snowpack. Deeper persistent weak layers are in general hard to trigger, but can give very big avalanches if they are.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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 large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface

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 2. February 2022

Laurdag var det sterk vind frå søraust som påverka snøen som kom i veka. Snøoverflata vekslar mellom ubunden snø, fokksnø av varierande hardheit og skare, alt etter kvar vinden har tatt.

Det er gunstige tilhøve for oppbyggande forvandling av snøkrystallar høgt i snødekket, og kantkorn kan ha begynt å utvikle seg, særleg rundt mildvêrskara danna for ca. ei veke sidan. Det finnast også eldre kantkornlag djupare i snødekket, men desse er generelt vanskelege å påverke.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 2. February 2022

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -24 °C to -10 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 3. February 2022

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -25 °C to -9 °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

Enkelte stadar kan det vere mogleg å løyse ut skred i fersk fokksnø, særleg om kvelden når vinden blir sterkare. Det er også gunstige tilhøve for danning av kantkornlag under den siste snøen, som kan vere eller bli eit nytt skredproblem. Vedvarande svake lag djupare i snødekket finst, men dei fleste stadane er desse godt beskytta av hard overliggande snø. Unntaket kan vere på dei høgare fjelltoppane. Det vil sikkert vere vanskeleg å påverke laga der også, men om ein gjer det kan det gå store til svært store skred.
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