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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Saturday 04.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate 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)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

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 3. December 2021

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen. Stort sett bart eller kun eit tynt nysnølag bortsett frå i renner og skjerma formasjonar.

Observasjonar fortel om lite snø rundt Longyearbyen, men meir i austre delar av regionen

Mountain weather

Friday 3. December 2021

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southwest. -11 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 4. December 2021

4-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -13 °C to -4 °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

Snø og vind gjer at det vil danne seg fokksnøflak i renner og bak ryggar. Vinddreiing gjer at fleire områder er utsette no. Der desse flaka vert danna over gammal snø kan det løysne enkelte skred. Skredproblemet finst kun i få områder. Det er mest snø aust i regionen og det kan vere større skredproblem der.
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