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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Monday 06.12.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Some new snow in small bowls and gullies. Risk of small avalanches here. In other terrain features, there is less or no snow

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

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)

Sunday 5. December 2021

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen. Stort sett bart eller kun et tynt nysnølag, bortsett fra i renner og skjerma formasjoner.

Observasjoner vitner om lite snø rundt Longyearbyen. Mer snø i østre deler av regionen. De siste dagene har det kommet nysnø langs kysten i vest.

Mountain weather

Sunday 5. December 2021

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to calm/light breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -19 °C to -10 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 6. December 2021

4-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -17 °C to -4 °C at 700 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

Litt nysnø og vindøkning på ettermiddagen vil igjen kunne danne små flak i overflata. Men generelt er det lite snø i regionen. Eldre fokksnøflak anses som vanskelig å løse ut og finnes kun i renner og forsenkinger.
Det er mest snø øst i regionen og det kan være større skredproblem der.
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