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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Saturday 09.12.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs. There are persistent weak layers in the snow pack.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Poor bonding between crust and overlying 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 beneath 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)

Friday 8. December 2023

Det er mest snø øst i regionen og i høyden. I øst- og sørvendte heng finnes det myk vindpakket snø, enkelte leheng har tørr løssnø. I losider er snøen hard og har til dels skare.

Det ligger flere lag av kantkornet snø rundt skarelag høyt i snødekket. Det går lett til brudd på disse lagene men brudden er noe ujevne. Det ligger begerkrystaller ved bakken.



Mountain weather

Friday 8. December 2023

4-8 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. -9 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 9. December 2023

4-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the west. -11 °C to -7 °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

Vind og nysnø vil føre til ferske fokksnøflak i vest- og nordvendte heng. Disse kan være lett å løse ut.

Det ligger flere lag av kantkornet snø i snødekket som er lette å påvirke.

Eventuelt utløste skred ventes å bli små eller middels store (str 1-2).
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