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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Friday 09.02.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Thursday 8. February 2018

I høyden er snødekket generelt preget av fokksnøflak av varierende hardhet og skare.
Tirsdag formiddag ble det observert våt snøoverflate under tregrense og fuktig overflate opp til ca 800 moh. Minusgrader de siste dagen har ført til at dette har fryst til skare.

Det finnes flere kantkornlag i den øverste delen av snødekket, men disse har vist liten evne til bruddforplantning, og ansees ikke som et problem nå.

Det er ikke observert skredaktivitet de siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Thursday 8. February 2018

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from south. -14 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 9. February 2018

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -14 °C to -4 °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

Det ventes oppholdsvær og det er lite løs snø tilgjengelig for vindtransport, så det ventes ingen vesentlige endringer i skredfaren. Noen få steder kan det finnes små ustabile fokksnøflak, men generelt ventes stabile forhold.

Snøskredfaren vurderes til faregrad 1-liten.
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