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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Saturday 14.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the 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 some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Friday 13. March 2020

Torsdag kveld var det kraftig vind fra NØ i regionen og det kom en del nysnø noen steder, dermed la det seg opp fokksnøflak i flere leheng. Tidlig i uka var det mildvær opp til ca. 600 moh, og etter dette har det dannet seg et skarelag høyt i snødekket under mildværsgrensa.

Det finnes et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn under skarelag fra januar, og det er trolig mest fremtredende i indre deler av regionen. Men dette ligger stort sett dypt i snødekket og er vanskelig å påvirke.

Fredag er det pålandsvind og perioder med snøbyger i regionen. Det observeres også moderat snøfokk i fjellet.

Mountain weather

Friday 13. March 2020

4-8 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest. -16 °C to -11 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 14. March 2020

2-5 mm precipitation. Breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -17 °C to -11 °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

Vinddreining utover dagen fører til at det kan legges opp ustabile fokksnøflak i nye leområder. Lav temperatur gjør også at fokksnøflak fra de siste dagene bruker litt tid på å stabilisere seg.
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