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Avalanche warning for region Salten Monday 10.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid avalanche terrain near the tree line. Persistent weak layers of facet crystals are very easy to trigger. Avalanches can get big. Wind slabs in the mountains are stabilizing.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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 9. January 2022

Snøoverflaten over skoggrensen domineres av myke til harde fokksnøflak, skare og avblåste partier. En del overflaterim flere steder. I skoggrensen er det mykere fokksnø og løs snø der skogen er tett.

Over ca 300 moh er det vedvarende svake lag med kantkorn under skarelag. Laget gir tydelig respons onsdag og er svært lett å løse ut men evnen til bruddforplantning minker. Det finnes stedvis rimkrystaller som har snødd ned.

Fredag meldes det om skytende sprekker, drønn og lett å løse ut flak i skoggrensen. Det har vært kaldt og stabilt vær de siste dagene, flere steder er det observert rim.

Mountain weather

Sunday 9. January 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -26 °C to -11 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Monday 10. January 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -25 °C to -10 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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 kan fortsatt være lett å påvirke vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn rundt skoggrensen. En person kan løse ut skred i dette laget fra avstand og noen steder kan skred bli store.

Over skoggrensen kan en person løse ut skred i fokksnøen, men generelt skal det stor tilleggsbelastning til. Den kan ligge på kantkorn, rim eller nysnø. Det er lettest å løse ut skred der fokksnøen er myk.
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