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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Sunday 23.12.2018

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 rockery terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

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)

Saturday 22. December 2018

Det ligger mest snø i nordvendte leformasjoner etter vind fra stort sett sørlig retning den siste tiden. Snødekket er generelt hardt, men med mykere flak i beskyttede leformasjoner. Snødekket er ellers preget av skare opp til ca. 600-700 moh. Det er generelt lite snø i terrenget.

Fredag er det observert rimkrystaller på snøoverfalten, helt til topps.

Mountain weather

Saturday 22. December 2018

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the south during renoon. -16 °C to -8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 23. December 2018

5 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -10 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. 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

Et væromslag vil gi litt nysnø. Det ventes rolige vindforhold, men på vindutsatte plasser i fjellet kan det danne seg ferske fokksnøflak som kan være lett å løse ut, men flakene blir begrenset pga lite snø å flytte på. Eldre fokksnøflak i høyden er stort sett harde, stabile og tynne.
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