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After a period with plus degrees, the snow in the Swedish mountains is unusually wet and unreliable. The avalanche risk is significant and I advise everyone to keep a safe distance from steep slopes, says Stefan Mårtensson at the Environmental Protection Agency's avalanche forecasts website.
SwedenPostpone the mountain trip if you're not mountain-experienced, advises SMHI, which has issued yellow warnings for wind and snow on the mountain plateau. In several areas, warnings are also issued for hazardous conditions and a significant risk of avalanches.
SwedenDuring Saturday, hard wind is expected in combination with snow in the Jämtland Mountains, the southernmost Lapland Mountains and the northern Härjedalen Mountains.
SwedenThe avalanche danger is significant in the Swedish mountain world. It is strong winds in combination with heavy snowfall that have created hazardous conditions.
SwedenThere is significant danger of avalanches in the southern Lapland mountains and western Vindelfjällen.
SwedenThere is a "significant avalanche risk" in the southern Jämtland mountains and in the western Vindelfjällen, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's avalanche forecasts.
SwedenThe risk of avalanches is significant in western Vindelfjällen and southern Lapplandsfjällen, warns the Environmental Protection Agency. This means hazardous conditions and a three on the five-grade scale.
SwedenBefore the Christmas and New Year's holidays, Åre avalanche center warns of high avalanche risk in the southern Jämtland mountains. In several other parts of the mountains, there are avalanche warnings after the recent snowfall.
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