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Avalanche warning for region Tromsø Monday 21.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Be aware that there can be unstable wind slabs in the alpine, and wet loose snow avalanches in the lower areas.

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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

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 20. March 2022

Siste dagers nedbør og temperaturer har fuktet snødekket opp til ca 800moh. Under tregrensen er det fortsatt fuktig og snødekket er stort sett smelteomvandlet til bakken.

Det er observert kantkorn over ca. 500 moh både rundt mildværsskare fra 23. januar og fra 27. februar. Det har ikke vært faretegn eller skredaktivitet fra disse lagene den siste tiden.

Mange naturlig utløste skred gått i Lavangsdalen i naboregion Lyngen natt til søndag og søndag morgen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 20. March 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -2 °C to 3 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 21. March 2022

2-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l Monday night. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -3 °C to 2 °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

Først på dagen vil vinden føre til moderat skredfare i forbindelse med fokksnøflak over mildværsgrensa, men denne vil minke i takt med vinden utover dagen. Under mildværsgrensa vil det kunne være mulig å løse ut våte løssnøskred, særlig om sola skulle ta godt, men også dette vil bli vanskeligere utover dagen da temperaturene synker.
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