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Safety and preparedness

UNIS holds an avalanche evening in Møysalen on 17 November

Svalbard WirePublished 28 OctoberTranslated in full from the notice of UNIS.

The University Centre in Svalbard, a long brown building in Longyearbyen, with snowy mountains and a fjord behind it on a sunny day.
The University Centre in Svalbard in Longyearbyen, with snowy mountains and the fjord behind. File picture, June 2025. Photo: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons.

Tuesday 17 November

Møysalen, UNIS (the University Centre in Svalbard)

From 19:00 to 21:00 (UTC+1)

The lecture will only be held in-person and in Norwegian.

During the avalanche evening, participants will learn more about, among other things: what avalanche terrain is; how to make safe route choices; what Varsom Regobs is and how to use the avalanche warning; and what equipment to bring on a trip.

The event is held in Norwegian.

UNIS welcomes attendees to the event.

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