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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Saturday 05.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in wind slabs. Persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is 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 a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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 4. February 2022

Snøoverflaten veksler mellom skare og fokksnø med varierende hardhet. Snøfordelingen er ujevn og utsatte steder er avblåste, mens beskyttede leområder som renner og dalbunner kan ha mye fokksnø.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn i snødekket, både høyt oppe og ved bakken, men det varierer hvor aktive disse er.

Fredag ettermiddag meldes det om overflaterim i området ved flyplassen.

Mountain weather

Friday 4. February 2022

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the east during the afternoon. -20 °C to -15 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 5. February 2022

No precipitation. Moderate gale from east. -21 °C to -15 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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 to skredproblem: Fokksnø og kantkorn dypere i snødekket. Fokksnøflak er nok enklest for en skiløper å påvirke, men enkelte steder der snødekket er tynt/mykt kan det være mulig å påvirke vedvarende svake lag med kantkorn.
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