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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Thursday 31.12.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in steep terrain with wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

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)

Wednesday 30. December 2020

Kraftig vind søndag har flyttet mye av den løse snøen og dannet flak av ulik hardhet. I skogen er snøen fuktig/gjenfrosset. Det gamle snødekket er stort sett smelteomdannet og hardt etter flere runder med mildvær.

Det er begrenset snøsåle under ca 700 moh og generelt tynt snødekke i regionen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 30. December 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from east, changing to calm/light breeze from the east during the afternoon. -9 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 31. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -9 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Forholdsvis høy temperatur under snøfallet i helgen og på mandag gjør at stabilisering av fokksnøen går raskt, og det vil generelt kreves større tilleggsbelastning for å løse ut skred nå.
Litt nysnø i høyden kombinert med lite vind forventes bare å forbedre skiføret.
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