High avalanche danger in the southern and eastern region
There is a high avalanche danger – danger level 4 – for the southern Svalbard region on Saturday and Sunday. There is danger level 4 for the eastern Svalbard region on Sunday. There is no increased avalanche danger in Longyearbyen itself according to the avalanche forecast from Skred AS.
NVE reports a high avalanche risk for southern Svalbard on Saturday, 1 March and Sunday, 2 March, and for eastern Svalbard on Sunday, 2 March. They warn that large naturally triggered avalanches may occur, and that dry slab avalanches will break loose on their own due to fresh snow and wind.
See here for more information:
Svalbard sør - Avalanche forecast | Varsom.no
Svalbard øst - Avalanche forecast | Varsom.no
Skred AS's daily assessment of the local avalanche danger to buildings and roads in Longyearbyen shows that the probability of a hit is low (green).