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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Friday 31.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable avalanche conditions. Be cautious in steep terrain, storm slabs can be triggered.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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)

Thursday 30. May 2019

Regionen har lite gjenværende vintersnø og denne er smelteomvandlet og drenerer smeltevann godt.
I øst- og nordvendte botner er det sammenhengende snødekke over 1300 moh. I sør og vestvendte områder er det lite eller ingen snø.

Natt til torsdag 30.05 ble det målt -3,5 grader ved Folgefonna skisenter 1390 moh.

Mountain weather

Thursday 30. May 2019

15 mm precipitation, up to 22 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest. -4 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 31. May 2019

1-3 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -6 °C to 2 °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

Nysnøflak i leområder forventes å stabilisere seg relativt raskt og skredfaren er avtagende. Vær likevel forsiktig i områder som har nylig vindtransportert snø, middels store skred kan løses ut av en enkelt skiløper. Det gamle snødekket tåler både regn og varme godt. Det er smelteomvandlet og har ingen ugunstig lagdeling.
Skredvarslingen for sesongen 2018/2019 avsluttes 31.05. Vi takker for nå og minner om varslingsstart for neste sesong 01.12.2019.

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