Vest-Finnmark

Increasing wind will cause snow transport and may form fresh wind slabs. Recent avalanches and shooting cracks over the past few days show that unstable layers exist in the snowpack and can be affected when additional wind-drifted snow is deposited in leeward terrain. Especially in north-facing terrain, pockets of faceted crystals are present high in the snowpack, and where these pockets exist, the risk of triggering avalanches is greatest. Be cautious in areas where there is locally more snow transport and wind-drifted snow than expected. In these areas, it will also be possible to trigger avalanches in fresh wind slabs. Be extra alert to the danger of cornice collapses. It is very difficult to predict when cornices will break — keep a safe distance! Cornice failures can trigger large avalanches on deeper weak layers that are otherwise very difficult to affect.

Increasing wind will cause snow transport and may form fresh wind slabs. Recent avalanches and shooting cracks over the past few days show that unstable layers exist in the snowpack and can be affected when additional wind-drifted snow is deposited in leeward terrain. Especially in north-facing terrain, pockets of faceted crystals are present high in the snowpack, and where these pockets exist, the risk of triggering avalanches is greatest. Be cautious in areas where there is locally more snow transport and wind-drifted snow than expected. In these areas, it will also be possible to trigger avalanches in fresh wind slabs. Be extra alert to the danger of cornice collapses. It is very difficult to predict when cornices will break — keep a safe distance! Cornice failures can trigger large avalanches on deeper weak layers that are otherwise very difficult to affect.

Vindøkning fører til snøtransport og kan danne ferske fokksnøflak. Ferske skred og skytende sprekker de siste dagene viser at det finnes ustabile lag i snødekket som kan påvirkes når det kommer ytterligere pålagring av fokksnø i leheng. Særlig i nordvendt terreng ligger lommer med kantkorn høyt i snødekket, og der disse lommene med kantkorn finnes vil risikoen for å løse ut skred være størst.

Vær varsom der det lokalt viser seg å være mer snøtransport og fokksnø enn forventet. Her vil det også være mulig å løse ut skred i fersk fokksnø.

Vær ekstra oppmerksom på faren for skavlbrudd. Det er svært vanskelig å forutsi når skavler knekker - hold god avstand! Skavlbrudd kan løse ut store skred på dypere svake lag som ellers er svært vanskelig å påvirke.

Det har de siste dagene kommet nysnø ned til havnivå, og spesielt i høyden er det observert vindtransport og opptil en halvmeter med fokksnø i leheng. Fokksnøflakene varierer i hardhet, men det er gode muligheter for å finne løs snø. Kantkorn finnes i snødekket, men utbredelsen er usikkert. Bruddkanten fra skredet på Mefjellet søndag tyder på kantkorn høyt i snødekket.

Southerly and South Westerly winds will maintain wind slab problems in leeward slopes. Especially in north-facing terrain, pockets of faceted crystals are present high in the snowpack, and where these pockets exist, the risk of triggering avalanches is greatest.

Be extra alert to the danger of cornice collapses. It is very difficult to predict when cornices will break — keep a safe distance! Cornice failures can trigger large avalanches on deeper weak layers that are otherwise very difficult to affect.