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Avalanche warning for region Salten Monday 02.01.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.
  • The danger is greatest until Monday morning

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
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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 1. January 2023

Søndag har det kome 10-20 cm nysnø i regionen. Over tregrensa er den eldre snøen for det meste hard og bærande etter vindpåverknad. i låglandet har snøen vore utsett for mildver før siste nysnø.

Lokalt kan det framleis ligge att nedsnødd svakt lag av overflaterim som vart danna i midten av desember. På fjellet i indre strøk kan det vere svake lag av kantkorn frå kuldeperioden i november.

Det vart observert eit naturleg utløyst skred nesten nede ved fjorden natt til fredag.

Mountain weather

Sunday 1. January 2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 22 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 2. January 2023

4-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l Monday night. Breeze from southwest. -14 °C to -5 °C at 1100 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

Du kan framleis løyse ut skred i fokksnøen som vart danna laurdag og søndag. Det har somme stader vore observert vedvarande svakt lag av rim i det gamle snødekket. Men dette laget er vanskeleg å påverke og det har ikkje vore meldt om aktivitet i dette laget i det siste,
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