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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Friday 12.05.2023

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
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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 11. May 2023

Fuktig snøoverflate på platåberget på dagen torsdag som trolig fryser til skare mot kvelden.
Det ligger en del snø tilgjengelig for transport i høyden. Stedvis noe vindpåvirket.
Det finnes vedvarende svake lag i snødekket, men inntrykket er at det ikke utgjør noe problem nå.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag i forbindelse med et skarelag høyt i snødekket.

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

Det er ikke observert noen skredaktivitet de siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Thursday 11. May 2023

2-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the north during the afternoon. -10 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 12. May 2023

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -12 °C to -9 °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

Muligheter for sol midt på dagen. Noe snøtransport i i høyden. Fersk fokksnø vil kunne være ustabil.

Små våte løssnøskred kan ikke utelukkes i bratte solvendte sider

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