Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Monday 11.12.2017

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • Possible • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, W, NW between 500 masl and 100 masl • Kantkorn finnes i alle himmelretninger mellom 100 - 500 moh, både over og under skare, og ved bakken der snødekket har vært tynt. Der hvor det er nylig innblåst snø mot V-NØ er det mulig å løse ut skred ved liten tilleggsbelastning. I andre himmelretninger er flakene eldre, og skal mer til for å løse dem ut.

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. • Difficult to trigger • Possible • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, W, NW above 200 masl • Noen bratte heng som har samlet snø de siste dagene, kan løses ut ved stor tilleggsbelastning. Lite spenninger i snødekket der det ikke er kantkorn.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • Possible • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW between 400 masl and 200 masl

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. • Easy to trigger • Possible • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, W, NW above 300 masl • Forventer at fokksnøen stabilisere seg raskt. Gunstig temperatur