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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Friday 17.04.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
At higher elevations, be aware in steep areas with with slabs. The danger also increases during the day in steep and sunexposed terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Thursday 16. April 2020

Tirsdag rapporteres det om kram snø under 400 moh og tørr snø i høyden. Over skogen er det mye vindpåvirket snø med harde og bærende flak, mens på vindutsatte steder avblåst ned til gammelt skarelag. I skoggrensa er flakene mykere. Den siste snøen ligger i østvendte heng etter vinden først i uka.

Fra tidligere i vinter ligger det flere vedvarende svake lag med kantkorn i snødekket. Observasjoner fra forrige uke melder om at laget er fuktet og lite potent nå.

Siste døgn fram til torsdag morgen er det falt 23 mm nedbør i Lurøy, mens resten av regionen har fått omkring 10 mm.

Mountain weather

Thursday 16. April 2020

14 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -8 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 17. April 2020

7 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during renoon. -7 °C to -3 °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

Fortsatt vind og byger fra nordvest vil opprettholde skredproblemet med fokksnø i sør og østvendte heng. Disse er mest ustabil første del av døgnet før vinden minker.

Om sola dukker opp, så må man forvente mindre våte løssnøskred i bratte heng.
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