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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Friday 01.12.2017

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful on lee slopes with fresh wind slabs in the alpine. The danger level is lower where the surface is hard.

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)

Thursday 30. November 2017

I fjellet ligger det litt under en halv meter med snø i terrenget. Det meste ligger i renner og forsenkninger. Det er stort sett lite snø i østvendte heng. De øverste få cm er løse og kan flyttes av vinden. Det har dannet seg rimkrystaller på snøoverflaten.

Fokksnø pålagret i le for V-SV over løssnø. Under tregrensen finnes det et lag av kantkorn.

Det er ikke observert skredhendelser de 3 siste dagene.

Det ble observert drønn og skytende sprekker under tregrensen i Beiarn.

Mountain weather

Friday 1. December 2017

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from south, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -15 °C to -3 °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

Kraftig vind vil frakte den løse snøen inn i leformasjoner og danner flak. Utoverdagen løyner vinden, men det kommer påfyll av nysnø. Mest nedbør ventes i østlige delen av regionen. I høyden ventes det ustabile fokksnøflak. Stigende temperaturer vil bidra til at fokksnøen vil stabilisere seg raskt under 400 moh.
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