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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Saturday 26.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

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)

Friday 25. March 2022

Fredagens snøvær og vind har lagt nysnø over den glatte skaren som er dannet av mildvær og gjenfrysning den siste tiden.

Over 700-900 moh er det tørrere og mindre smeltepåvirket snø under den siste snøen.

Under 700 moh er hele snødekket smelteomvandlet, og antas å drenere smeltevann godt.

Langvarig milde temperaturer i lavlandet har gjort at snømengden har minket betraktelig.

Hva som er status på gamle vedvarende svake lag etter mildværet er noe usikkert, men trolig er de enten smeltet vekk eller låst under massive is- og skarelag.

Mountain weather

Friday 25. March 2022

3-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from east, changing to strong breeze from the northeast during the evening. -8 °C to -1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 26. March 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Strong breeze from north, changing to breeze from the northwest during renoon. -10 °C to -4 °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

Kraftig vind fredag kveld og natt til lørdag vil flytte løs, tilgjengelig snø over i leområder. For deg som skal til fjells betyr det at du i dag, lørdag, må være oppmerksom på fokksnøflak når/om du beveger seg inn i skredterreng.
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