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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Friday 07.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. 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

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

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)

Thursday 6. January 2022

Det er lite snø. 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 kantkorn i et lag løs snø under den siste fokksnøen, kantkornlaget er lett å påvirke. Det finnes også kantkorn og begerkrystaller ved bakken.

Tilgjengelige observasjoner den siste tiden er stort sett fra området omkring Longyearbyen. Det antas at det er litt mer snø lengst øst i regionen.

Mountain weather

Thursday 6. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -20 °C to -11 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

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.

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

Uendrede forhold gjør at det fortsatt er forhold knyttet til vedvarende svake lag som er det dominerende skredproblemet. Nysnø og vind kan legge opp ferske fokksnøflak i lesider. Det kan være mulig for en skiløper å løse ut skred i den siste fokksnøen, men det ventes ikke å utgjøre noen vesentlig endring i skredsituasjonen.
Vedvarende svake lag ved bakken er sannsynligvis vanskelige å påvirke.
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