I was pleased to be joined by Stefán Jökull Jakobsson, soothsayer and master wizard when it comes to avalanches in Iceland.

We had a chit-chat about avalanches in Iceland, their predictions, where to get information and a small discussion on snow pits.

Listen here :

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Links

Link to avalanche predictions in icelandic and in english from Vedur, or the Icelandic Met Office.

Mountainsafety.info is a great resources for best practices in mountain safety. Done in collaboration with UIAA.

***Stay tune for the next update of the Icelandic Met Office application where you could take picture and report directly to the Office. Link to the app.

Example of a snowpit done by Stefán Jökull