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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Thursday 07.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here. Be careful in the vicinity of cornices. And take also a bit care beneath glide cracks.

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

Glide avalanches

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

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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)

Wednesday 6. May 2020

I lavlandet under mildværgrensen er snødekket smelteomdannet og fremstår fuktig eller vått. I høyden er det vekslende fokksnø og skare.

Det er generelt store skavler og mye snø i regionen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 6. May 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -4 °C to 1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 7. May 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from west, 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

Været roer seg utover dagen med mindre vind. Men det vil fortsatt stedvis komme en del nedbør. Med synkende temperaturer vil det dannes ferske fokksnøflak i leområder lavere ned i terrenget. Eldre fokksnøflak i høyden trenger tid på å stabilisere seg.
Kaldere vær gjør at sannsynligheten for naturlig utløste glideskred og våte skred er mindre.
Vær observant der det har bygd seg ut skavler. Disse kan knekke og løse ut skred i terrenget under.
Skredfaren er høyest i de nordlige deler av regionen der det ser ut til å komme mest nedbør
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