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Avalanche warning for region Svartisen Monday 28.02.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Large, dry avalanches are likely to trigger in the alpine. Avoid all avalanches terrain where this problem is likely to be encountered. The wet snowpack at lower elevations is expected to stabilize quickly.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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 27. February 2022

Snødekket har fått skikkelig juling av mildværet. I lavlandet har store snømengder forsvunnet og mange rabber har smeltet frem.

Før mildværet var det mest snø i områdene mot Ø-SØ.

Mildværet lørdag og søndag gikk trolig opp til ca 7-800 moh.

Søndag er det observert store naturlig utløste skred.

Mountain weather

Sunday 27. February 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Sunday night. Gale from southwest. -4 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 28. February 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the south during renoon. -6 °C to -2 °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

Skredfaren er nå knyttet til områder og høyder der snødekket er tørt. Det kan være lett å løse ut store skred i områder med fersk fokksnø. Store snømengder lørdag og søndag gjør at snødekket må tilpasse seg de nye snømengdene og vil derfor være ustabilt.

Der snødekket ble påvirket av regn lørdag og søndag ventes en rask nedgang i skredfaren.
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