The damage was discovered when the pitch was cleared of snow after SM-veckan, an official said. According to SVT Västerbotten, Anders Linder, operations manager for Umeå municipality, described the mat as completely uneven and showing all signs of frost heave. He noted they have never experienced this before, and their guess is that it involves frost heave in the ground, with no connection to SM-veckan or the snow driven there.
Umeå municipality is now running a road roller over the football pitch to level the ground, officials confirmed. According to SVT Västerbotten, Linder described plans to see if groundworks will also be relevant, and they have brought in experts for assistance. It remains unclear how long repairs will take or when the pitch can be used again.
The damage shows all signs of frost heave.
The mat is completely uneven. We have never experienced this before. Our guess is that it involves frost heave in the ground.
No, we cannot draw any connection to SM-veckan.
We will see if groundworks will also be relevant. We have brought in experts to get help with this.