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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Wednesday 20.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while 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 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 above a crust
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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)

Tuesday 19. April 2022

De siste dagene har det kommet litt nysnø i kombinasjon med svak vind. Det er lite snø mange steder og det meste er samlet i leformasjoner. Det kan være mulig å finne lommer med fokksnøflak.

Det kan være noe kantkorn i det løse laget over mildværsskaren fra midten av mars. Under mildværsskaren finnes det lag av kantkorn og begerkrystaller ved bakken, men disse er svært vanskelige å påvirke pga hardheten på skaren over.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 19. April 2022

Little to no precipitation. Calm/light breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -16 °C to -8 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 20. April 2022

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the east during the afternoon. -14 °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

Økende vind og litt nysnø vil danne ferske fokksnøflak, hovedsakelig i nordvestlige heng.

Enkelte steder kan det ligge kantkorn nede i snøpakka, og her kan det være lett å løse ut skred.

Begerkrystaller ved bakken er generelt vanskelig å påvirke, men eventuelle skred som løsner på dette laget kan bli store.
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