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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Saturday 03.12.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Wind slabs can be triggered in high and steep terrain. Be careful on those areas.

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
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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 2. December 2022

I fjellet finner man snø i renner og forsenkninger. Snødekket er sterkt preget av regn og vekslende temperaturer med flere islag. Fredag er det små snømengder i terrenget opp til ca 400 moh.

Over 400 moh har det blitt observert kantkornet snø både over og under skare, men lagene viser liten evne til bruddforplantning.

Fredag morgen var det observert 2 plussgrader på Platåberget (450 moh).

Mountain weather

Friday 2. December 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to gale from the southwest during renoon. -3 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 3. December 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l Saturday night. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 0 °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

Mye vind og nedbør gir økt skredfare i høyden, der nedbør kommer som snø. Her vil det dannes ferske fokksnøflak i noen bratte heng. I områdene under ca. 400 m, der nedbøren kommer som regn, ventes det lav skredfare, faregrad 1.
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