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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Sunday 26.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution in steep terrain with windslabs, it may rest on a persistent weak layer of facets. Depth hoar or layer of facets deeper in the snow pack is generally hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (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).

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)

Saturday 25. December 2021

Det er lite snø, og sammenhengende snødekke finnes hovedsakelig i renner og forsenkninger som samler snø. Snøoverflaten er stort sett vindpåvirket og hard. I terrenget for øvrig er det mye stein.

Det er observert begynnende kantkorn i et lag løs nysnø under den siste fokksnøen. Det finnes også kantkorn og begerkrystaller ved bakken.

Der det har vært løs snø tilgjengelig for vindtransport har vind fra Ø flyttet snø inn i leheng.

Mountain weather

Saturday 25. December 2021

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from east. -25 °C to -18 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 26. December 2021

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from east. -16 °C to -12 °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

Det er lett å løse ut skred i den siste fokksnøen der den ligger over et svakt lag med løs nysnø med kantkorn under utvikling. Det er lite snø og skredproblemet er derfor begrenset til få heng.

Det skal mer til for å løse ut skred i kantkorn/beger ved bakken, tilsvarende vekten av en snøskuter eller en gruppe skiløpere.
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