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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Wednesday 10.05.2023

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in steep terrain with fresh wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Tuesday 9. May 2023

Sist uke kom det opptil 20 cm nysnø, som i ettertid har blitt vindpåvirket enkelte steder.
Dette la seg på ei snøoverflate som veksla mellom skare, hard fokksnø og tynn solskare.

I snødekket finnes det vedvarende svake lag, både høyt oppe og lenger nede.

Utenfor varslingsregionen, på Knuvlen, er det observert drønn i snøen.

Søndag ble det observert noen små solutløste våte løssnøskred

Mountain weather

Tuesday 9. May 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from west, changing to breeze from the southeast during the evening. -8 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 10. May 2023

2-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -8 °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

Vind og relativt høy temperatur vil bidra til dannelsen av ferske fokksnøflak i le-områder.
Det finnes vedvarende svake lag i snødekket, men det virker ikke som om de utgjør noe problem nå.
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