Three avalanches were reported in Troms, Norway on Saturday, including one in the Lyngen Alps where a person was caught but escaped and was later picked up by rescue helicopter.

A 39‐year‐old Slovenian man recounts his dramatic ordeal of being buried under snow for over 7 hours during an avalanche in Lyngen, while rescuers continue searching for a missing woman.

A large search-and-rescue operation is underway in Beisfjord, Narvik after an avalanche on Tverrdalsfjellet. One person from a foreign group of three skiers is reported missing.

An avalanche on Skittentind on Kvaløya near Tromsø caught one person, who managed to dig themselves out without injury. Police say the slide was about 40 m wide and 150 m long and occurred around 18:00, involving a party of three.

A rescue operation has been initiated after an avalanche dragged a helicopter that was on the ground in Abisko National Park, with two persons currently reported missing.