Vest-Finnmark

The old snowpack is generally stable, and avalanche concerns are linked to the new snow that has fallen in combination with strong winds over the past few days. Avalanches may be easy to trigger in isolated, sheltered terrain features where wind slabs are present. There are generally small amounts of new snow, which limits the potential size of avalanches, although this may vary somewhat across the region. In areas that have received most new snow, some naturally triggered avalanches cannot be ruled out due to the strong winds.

The old snowpack is generally stable, and avalanche concerns are linked to the new snow that has fallen in combination with strong winds over the past few days. Avalanches may be easy to trigger in isolated, sheltered terrain features where wind slabs are present. There are generally small amounts of new snow, which limits the potential size of avalanches, although this may vary somewhat across the region. In areas that have received most new snow, some naturally triggered avalanches cannot be ruled out due to the strong winds.

Det gamle snødekket er i hovudsak stabilt, og eventuell skredproblematikk er knytt til nysnøen som kjem i kombinasjon med sterk vind denne veka. Det kan vere lett å løyse ut skred i isolerte, skjerma terrengformasjonar der det ligg fersk fokksnø. Det er generelt små mengder nysnø, noko som avgrensar storleiken eventuelle skred kan få, men dette kan variere noko i regionen. Der det kjem mest nysnø kan ikkje naturleg utløyste skred utelukkast sidan det er så sterk vind.

April har generelt vore varm og vårleg. I sørvendte sider under ca. 200 moh er det bart, og snøoverflata er hovudsakleg smelteomvandla og grovkorna. Denne veka har det vore ei tydeleg vêrendring med lågare temperaturar, bygevêr og sterk nordvestleg vind. I skjerma terrengformasjonar over mildvêrsgrensa kan det ha lagt seg litt fokksnø over den smelteomvandla snøen. Losider vil sannsynlegvis vere avblåste og ha skare. Under mildvêrsgrensa vil det vere fuktig snø der det ikkje allereie er bart etter smelting den siste tida.

The old snowpack is generally stable, and avalanche concerns are linked to the new snow that has fallen in combination with strong winds over the past few days. Avalanches may be easy to trigger in isolated, sheltered terrain features where wind slabs are present. There are generally small amounts of new snow, which limits the potential size of avalanches, although this may vary somewhat across the region. Most new snow is expected at the Øksfjord peninsula and towards Kvænangsfjellet Friday. If some areas gets longer periods of sun, small avalanches can occur in steep terrain where the new snow gets heated for the first time.