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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Friday 04.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs. Stable conditions at lower elevations.

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)

Thursday 3. March 2022

I midten av uken kom det en del nedbør. Perioder med kraftig vind har dannet fokksnøansamlinger i høyden, men disse har stabilisert seg raskt på grunn av milde temperaturer.
Under 300-500 moh er snøen fortsatt fuktig eller frosset og stabilt.

Mountain weather

Thursday 3. March 2022

3 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during renoon. -8 °C to -3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 4. March 2022

4-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the south during the evening. -12 °C to -3 °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

Mot ettermiddagen vil en vindøkning og -dreining gjøre at det dannes ferske flak med fokksnø i nye leområder. Hvor store og ustabile disse blir styres av mengde løssnø i terrenget, noe som varierer innad i regionen etter bygevær tidligere i uken. Generelt har milde temperaturer gitt gode forhold for rask stabilisering av fokksnøen fra tidligere i uken.
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