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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Thursday 20.04.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The snowpack is still wet and unstable. Avoid potential release areas and runout areas for avalanches. It might be some areas with fresh wind deposited snow at high altitude.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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 some 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
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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)

Wednesday 19. April 2023

Etter mildvær og regn til fjelltopphøyde natt til onsdag er snøoverflaten nå våt eller fuktig de aller fleste steder. I lavlandet er hele snødekket smelteomvandlet mange steder, mens høyere til fjells finnes det trolig fortsatt tørrere snø og lagdeling nede i snødekket.

Kantkornlaget under mildværsskare fra begynnelsen av mars er trolig fortsatt intakt noen steder i høyden, men er stort sett svært vanskelig å påvirke. 

Mountain weather

Wednesday 19. April 2023

4-8 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Moderate gale from west. -2 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 20. April 2023

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the west during the afternoon. -3 °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

Perioder med litt regn gjennom dagen fører til at den øverste delen av snødekket vil holde seg fuktig. Fuktigheten vil sakte trenge dypere i snødekket, men det forventes ikke at det blir nok regn til at kantkornlag dypere i snødekket påvirkes direkte. Men vær oppmerksom på at skavler som brekker og mindre skred kan løse ut større skred i terrenget under.

På de høyeste toppene vil nedbøren falle som snø, og sammen med vind vil det dannes enkelte ferske nysnøflak i leheng.
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