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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Saturday 08.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in terrain where you find fresh wind deposited snow. Weak layers beneath the new snow can be triggered by a skier.

Avalanche problems

New 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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
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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 7. January 2022

Siste døgnet har det kommet nysnø i regionen siste døgnet. Det er lagt seg opp ferske fokksnøflak i enkelte NV fjellsider, ellers ligger det mye upåvirket løssnø mange steder.
Det gamle snødekket er stort sett vindpåvirket og hardt.

Det er tidligere observert kantkorn nede i den gamle fokksnøen, kantkornlaget kan være lett å påvirke. Det finnes også kantkorn og begerkrystaller ved bakken.

Observasjoner fra Longyearbyen siste døgnet sier 10-25 cm nysnø.
Fredag morgen ble det meldt om moderat snøfokk fra SØ.

Mountain weather

Friday 7. January 2022

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from south, changing to breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -19 °C to -10 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 8. January 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -20 °C to -11 °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

Hovedskredproblemet er ustabile fokksnøflak som ligger i NV-fjellsider. Det kan være mulig for en skiløper å løse ut flakskred i den siste fokksnøen.
Vær oppmerksom på at det kan være mulig å påvirke vedvarende svake lag der snødekket er tynt og/eller mykt. Kulde gjør at kantkorn vokser og dette kan bli et økende problem.
Vedvarende svake lag ved bakken er sannsynligvis vanskelige å påvirke.
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