Scientists in Norway are developing a tool to help predict slush flows - a significant yet under-researched problem. These moving masses of snow and water are much more unpredictable than ...

A slush avalanche is a phenomenon in which rain and other factors increase the amount of moisture in the snowpack, causing the totally saturated snow to flow rapidly downhill along with sediment.

In those parts, around an inch or more of snow was possible, Roman said, with most areas seeing less than that. Still, the slush and snow could lead to potentially "sloppy" conditions, the ...