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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Wednesday 28.12.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The wind will still be strong but change direction. Avalanches will still be easy to trigger, directly or remotely, on persistent weak layers.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can very easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust

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)

Wednesday 28. December 2022

Snødekket er generelt tynt, men snøen som finst er ugunstig oppbygd. Snøoverflata består av fokksnø som for det meste er hard og mange stadar er det avblåst til skare eller mykje oppstikkande stein.

Under fokksnøen er det vedvarande svake lag av rim og kantkorn, som vart danna i november og første del av desember.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 27. December 2022

Little to no precipitation. Moderate gale from south, changing to gale from the south during the evening. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 28. December 2022

3-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from south, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -16 °C to -8 °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 vil framleis vere sterk vind, men retninga den kjem frå vil variere. Snø kan difor flyttast og auke lasta på svake lag i fleire himmelretningar. Kor lett det er å påverke desse svake laga vil vere avhengig av kor tjukk og hard overliggande snø er. Stadvis kan det det svært lette å løyse ut skred om du ferdast i terrenget, også frå avstand. Eit og anna skred kan gå naturleg.
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