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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Saturday 15.12.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Keep in mind that even small avalanches can have consequences if you fall into rockery terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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 14. December 2018

De siste dagene har det blåst kuling fra sørvest i fjellet og vært mildvær opp til 600-700 moh der vinden har tatt. Snøoverflaten har dermed blitt fuktig opp til mildværsgrensa og det kan ha dannet seg fokksnøflak høyt til fjells der det finnes snø å flytte på.
Siste snøfall i regionen var i slutten av forrige uke, det er store variasjoner i snømengde innad i regionen og generelt er det lite snø i fjellet.

Det er ikke observert skredaktivitet de siste dagene.

Torsdag ble det meldt om at gamle fokksnøflak er svekket av mildværet og kan lett løses ut, men at de hadde liten evne til bruddforplantning.

Mountain weather

Friday 14. December 2018

0 mm precipitation, up to 5 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 15. December 2018

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during the afternoon. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1100 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

Minkende vind fører til at det vil dannes færre nye, ustabile fokksnøflak i høyden og eldre fokksnøflak vil ha fått stabilisert seg. Lavere temperatur gjør at snøoverflaten gradvis fryser til og stabiliseres der det har vært mildvær.
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