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Avalanche warning for region Nordenskiöld Land Sunday 12.05.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with windslabs. A persistent weak layer of facets may be triggered, especially where the snow cover is thin.

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).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Saturday 11. May 2024

De siste dagene har det kommet litt snø i høyden og det har blåst mye. Fokksnø har samlet seg i noen leområder. Ellers er snøoverflaten hard.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag både i snødekket og ved bakken, men disse virker å stort sett være vanskelige å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Saturday 11. May 2024

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -7 °C to -4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 12. May 2024

1-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to -4 °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

Det ventes fortsatt en del vind, men vinden skal minke utover ettermiddagen. Vinden kan danne fokksnøflak i hovedsaklig nordvestvendte heng der det kommer nedbør. I vestlige deler av regionen ligger det eldre fokksnø på kantkornlag som noen steder kan være mulig å påvirke.

Dypere i snødekket finnes kantkornlag rundt skarelag. Sannsynligheten for å påvirke dette svake laget vurderes som lav og utbredelsen er trolig liten, men om man klarer å påvirke det, kan det løsne store skred.
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