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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Monday 08.05.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wet natural avalanches are expected. The avalanche danger stays at the same level as long as the rain continues. Avoid avalanche release and run out areas. Unstable wind slabs at higher elevations, where the snow surface is dry.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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
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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)

Sunday 7. May 2023

Solen og mildværet lørdag har sannsynligvis fuktet nysnøen fra tidligere i uken høyt til fjells. Snøbyger i forrige uke har ført til relativt store lokale forskjeller i både snømengde og vindpåvirkning av snøoverflaten. På fredag ble det rapportert om tørr nysnø fra omlag 300 moh på Senja.

Det gamle snødekket smelteomvandlet, til minimum 1000 moh.

Mountain weather

Sunday 7. May 2023

7 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -2 °C to 4 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 8. May 2023

15 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from southwest. 0 °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

Betydelige nedbørsmengder og mildvær fører til svekkelse av stabiliteten i snødekket og det er sannsynlig med store skred som løsner av seg selv.

Der nedbør kommer som snø vil skiløpere kunne løse ut skred i den ferske fokksnøen.
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