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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Monday 06.02.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
If there is a lot of snow transportation throughout the day, naturally triggered dry avalanches can occur, especially high up in the mountains. High temperature increase the risk of both wet and dry avalanches in the evening.
  • The danger is greatest from Monday before noon

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

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust
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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 5. February 2023

Det har kommet en del snø de siste dagene, særlig vest i regionen. Ved Alteidet ble det søndag observert 20 - 30 cm snø siste 2 døgn. Det er målt mindre nysnø i Alta og Hammerfest. Vindøkning fra sør og vest i helga har trolig påvirket overflaten mange steder i høyden. Kraftig mildvær utover mandag ettermiddag gjør at snøoverflaten vil være i endring.

Det finnes godt utviklede kantkornlag både over og under skare lengre nede i snødekket. Utbredelsen er begrenset til stedene som har hatt snø fra tidlig i vinter.

Mountain weather

Sunday 5. February 2023

4-7 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during renoon. Moderate gale from south, changing to gale from the west during the afternoon. -10 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 6. February 2023

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -5 °C to 0 °C at 1100 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

Mandag ventes noe naturlig skredaktivitet. Utover dagen øker skredfaren på grunn av kraftig vind og noe nedbør. Utover kvelden vil også temperaturstigningen øke sannsynlighet for tørre flakskred. Der snødekket blir vått, kan enkelte våte skred løsne av seg selv.

Fjellsider hvor det er lastet inn mye snø de siste dagene er særlig utsatt. Men mildværet vil påvirke snødekket mange steder, skred kan dermed løsne i alle himmelretninger.

På grunn av et vedvarende svake lag dypt i snødekket kan enkelte skred bli store.
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