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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Troms Saturday 23.12.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with fresh wind deposited snow. There could be buried weak layers under the the wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground
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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 22. December 2023

Over skoggrensa er snøen vindpåvirket, over 500 moh har det flere steder lagt seg opp hardere fokksnøflak. Under skoggrensa, i skjermede formasjoner er det fortsatt endel løssnø.

Fokksnøen fra denne uken har lagt seg på et vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn (sannsynligvis dannet rundt 15.12.). Dypere i snødekket og ved bakken finnes det kantkorn og begerkrystaller, men disse er for tiden av mindre betydning.

Onsdag var det snøfokk i ytre strøk.

Mountain weather

Friday 22. December 2023

No precipitation. Breeze from south. -18 °C to -9 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 23. December 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the east during the evening. -23 °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

På fredag vil vind fra øst kunne danne fokksnøflak som kan være lette å løse ut. Stort sett vil flakene være små, men i noen få heng der det er lastet inn mest snø kan de bli middels store.

Eldre fokksnøflak ligger mange steder over et lag med kantkorn. Det er stor usikkerhet knyttet til det svake lagets egenskaper, utbredelse og potensiell skredstørrelse det kan gi. Sannsynligvis vil skred på dette laget være vanskelig å løse ut, men skred kan bli store.
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