An orange avalanche warning, which indicates a significant risk, has been issued for multiple regions in Norway including Nordenskiöld Land on Svalbard, Nord-Troms, Lyngen, Tromsø, Sør-Troms, Lofoten, and Vesterålen. The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) and Varsom have released this warning, emphasizing that the risk is highest in the Tromsø region this afternoon.

Officials are particularly concerned about the potential for avalanches in areas of fresh snow, which could occur spontaneously. They highlight that large avalanches might easily be triggered in specific slopes where weak layers of snow have formed, particularly under the weight of newly fallen snow or smaller avalanches.

In addition to the orange warning, a yellow warning has been issued for other snow avalanche regions including Jotunheimen, Hallingdal, Hardanger, Vest-Telemark, and Heiane. This layered warning system underscores the varying levels of avalanche risk across these areas and calls for caution among residents and outdoor enthusiasts in affected regions.