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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Tuesday 01.03.2022

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.

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)

Monday 28. February 2022

Søndag var det sterk vind og nedbør som regn opp til 700 - 800 moh. I lavlandet har store snømengder forsvunnet og mange rabber har smeltet frem. Før mildværet var det mest snø i områdene mot Ø-SØ.

Mountain weather

Monday 28. February 2022

4-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. -4 °C to 0 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 1. March 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -3 °C to 1 °C at 700 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

På høyfjellet øker skredfaren som følge av sterk vind og nedbør som snø over ca 600 moh. Bygevær vil gi lokale forskjeller i nedbørmengde, og skredfaren er størst i de områdene som får mest nedbør.

I lavlandet kommer nedbøren som regn. Det ventes at snødekket tåler dette godt etter å ha vært igjennom en runde med mye regn og mildvær i helgen, men det kan ikke utelukkes at det løsner enkelte glideskred.
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