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Avalanche warning for region Salten Tuesday 22.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in high alpine areas where today's precipitations falls as snow. Unstable stormslabs may form on some lee areas.

Avalanche problems

New 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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Monday 21. March 2022

Snøoverflaten er preget av et kraftig mildvær i uka som gikk. Den er smelteomvandlet høyt til fjells.

Over 1200-1400 moh kommer nedbøren som snø.

Gamle vedvarende svake lag forventes å har enten blitt nøytralisert av regnvær eller låst under tykke lag med smelteomvandlet snø. Men denne teorien er ikke bekreftet av observasjoner.

Mountain weather

Monday 21. March 2022

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l. Fresh breeze from southwest. -5 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 22. March 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southwest. -7 °C to 0 °C at 1100 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

Litt mer nedbør i dag vil kunne danne ustabil fokksnøflak i enkelte leformasjoner høyt til fjells. Det ventes dog stor lokal variasjon i nedbørsmengde og der nedbøren ikke kommer vil skredfaren være lavere. Disse fokksnøflakene forventes å stabiliserer seg relativt raskt med milde temperaturer.

I lavlandet er snødekket gjennomfuktet etter regn lørdag og tåler dagens nedbør godt. Vær likevel forsiktig i brattheng der snøen er svært våte og løs, her kan det fortsatt være mulig å utløse våte løssnøskred i dag.
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