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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Friday 17.12.2021

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 easily trigger avalanches on a few 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

Persistent weak layer (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 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)

Thursday 16. December 2021

Snøoverflaten er preget av lite nedbør og mye vind. Det ligger mest fokksnø i lesider mot nord og øst. Under fokksnøen og på vindutsatte steder er det skare eller bart fjell.
Det er lite snø i lavlandet.

Det finnes kantkorn og begerkrystaller ved bakken som utvikles når snødekket er tynt ved lave temperaturer. Det er også observert kantkorn rundt skarelag tidligere i desember, over 250 moh.

Onsdag er det observert et par små naturlig utløst løssnøskred i Ø fjellside i renne ved Longyearbyen.

Mountain weather

Thursday 16. December 2021

0-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -11 °C to -7 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 17. December 2021

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -9 °C to -5 °C at 700 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

Uendrede værforhold gir i liten grad påvirkning og snødekkets status er uendret. Vær oppmerksom på ustabile fokksnøflak i vindutsatte steder og mulighet for å påvirke vedvarende svake lag der snødekket er tynt.
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