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Avalanche warning for region Salten Wednesday 13.12.2017

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Generally hard snowcover and stable conditions, but you should still be careful in areas with wind deposited snow. Soft windslabs can be formed in the evening.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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)

Tuesday 12. December 2017

Vind opp i storm styrke har flyttet på det meste av snø i fjellet. Overflaten veksler mellom hard fokksnø med store vindskavler, og avblåste partier. I skogen er det partier med mykere fokksnø men vinden har tatt også her. Det er store variasjoner i snømengde innad i regionen.

Kantkornlaget ligger nå dypt i snødekket, stort sett under bærende fokksnø.

Det er ikke observert skredaktivitet de 3 siste dagene.


Ifølge observasjoner har fokksnøen nå stabilisert seg bra, og trenger stor tilleggsbelasting for å løse ut.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 12. December 2017

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -15 °C to -8 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Wednesday 13. December 2017

2 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -17 °C to -9 °C at 1400 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

Fokksnøen er stort sett hard og bærende, men det kan finnes ustabile flak i godt beskyttede formasjoner, typisk rundt skoggrensen. Vær oppmerksom der fokksnøen er myk. Kantkornlag ligger nå under bærende fokksnø og det er ikke meldt skredaktivitet i dette laget i det siste. Det regnes derfor ikke som et skredproblem nå. Ferske, mindre nysnøflak kan dannes ifm snøbyger på kvelden.

Skredfaren forventes å fortsatt være 2-moderat.
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