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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Sunday 27.12.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger. Avoid convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow
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Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Saturday 26. December 2020

Det har kommet 30-40 cm snø den siste uka med store lokale variasjoner. Nedbøren har kommet med vind fra NV-SV.
Mildvær tidligere har fukta snøoverflata til topps i store deler av regionen og danna tynne smeltefryse-sjikt i snøen.
Det er begrenset såle under 700 moh og tynt snødekke.

Det er observert kantkorn enkelte steder under 1400 moh, men utbredelsen er begrenset. Det er uvisst hvordan mildværet har påvirket kantkornlaga.

Observasjoner fredag forteller om noen cm nysnø fra havnivå. Den siste snøen har kommet med lite vind.

Mountain weather

Saturday 26. December 2020

6 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 27. December 2020

6 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southeast. -7 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

I fjellet vil vind og nysnø øke utbredelsen av fokksnøflak. Disse vil være mest fremtredende i heng mot NV som ligger i le for vinden. Flakene vil være lette å påvirke. De siste dagene kan lave temperaturer ha dannet rim/kantkorn i overflaten som nå kan ha føyket ned.

Faregraden øker i indre deler av regionen som får mest nysnø, og der fjellene er høyest.
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