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Avalanche warning for region Salten Wednesday 22.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Strong wind and snowfall increase the avalanche danger. Avoid steep terrain with fresh wind slabs. Avalanches can be easy to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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
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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 21. February 2023

Etter at et mildvær forrige fuktet snødekket som deretter frøs til består overflaten nå av bærende skare. Over dette ligger det noen få cm med tørr, løs snø.

Det er observert vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn nært overflaten. Hvis dette fyker ned kan flak bli ekstra ustabile.

Tirsdag ble det observert rim på overflaten i nærheten av Beiarn.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. February 2023

No precipitation. Calm/light breeze from southeast. -20 °C to -9 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Wednesday 22. February 2023

3-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from southeast. -16 °C to -8 °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

Nysnø og vind gir økt skredfare. Unngå bratte leområder hvor det danner seg ustabile fokksnøflak. Vær oppmerksom på at dersom fokksnøen legger seg over overflatenært kanktorn kan flakene bli ekstra ustabile.
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