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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Monday 02.01.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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 1. January 2023

Siste døgn fram til søndag har det kome nokre få cm nysnø heilt ned til havnivå.
Det eldre snødekket i fjellet er mange stader hardtog bærande etter kraftig vind frå fleire retningar.

Lokalt kan det framleis ligge igjen svake lag av overflaterim i snødekket. I grensetraktene mot Indre Troms kan det være svake lag av kantkorn fra kuldeperioden i november.

Det vart observert fjernutløyst lite skred på Senja søndag

Det vert også observert skytande sprekkar i snøen og fersk vindtransportert snø.

Mountain weather

Sunday 1. January 2023

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l Sunday night. Breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during renoon. -9 °C to -1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 2. January 2023

12-15 mm precipitation. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to 0 °C at 700 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

Nysnø og vind dannar også i dag ferske fokksnøflak som kan løysne naturleg. Vinden vil også flytte snø som ligg i terrenget frå tidlegare. Svakt lag av kantkorn kan vere mogeleg å påverke. Dette problemet er mest truleg størst i grenstraktene mot Indre Troms. Det kan også gå enkelte våte skred i låglandet.
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