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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Sunday 06.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with recent wind slabs. The wind is picking up and turns. Fresh snow and older snow on the ground will be eroded and deposited in wind sheltered slopes.

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
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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 5. December 2020

Lengst øst i regionen kom det natt til torsdag 10 cm snø med kraftig vind fra nordlig retning. Eldre fokksnø har begrenset utbredelse men finnes i skjerma formasjoner som renner og søkk. Det er fremdeles generelt lite snø i terrenget med avblåste rygger og oppstikkende formasjoner.

Mountain weather

Saturday 5. December 2020

No precipitation. Breeze from north. -25 °C to -14 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 6. December 2020

4-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from northeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -23 °C to -9 °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

Noe nedbør og økende vindstyrke fra sørøst om ettermiddagen vil føre til ferske fokksnøflak i nye leområder. Avgrensa områder med ustabile fokksnøflak ventes å være i de fleste himmelretninger, spesielt i skjerma formasjoner. Eldre fokksnø vurderes som stabil.
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