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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Tuesday 28.12.2021

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Use great caution on recently loaded slopes in the alpine. Large avalanches could be triggered. A fair amount of loose snow gives good skiing conditions in sheltered areas.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Monday 27. December 2021

Kraftig vind mandag kveld/natt har trolig ommøblert snøoverflaten, særlig i indre strøk.

Det ligger svært mye nysnø i terrenget etter flere dager med vind og snøbyger fra nordvest.
Etter mildvær opp til ca 1500 moh 19. desember er det gamle snødekket smelteomdanna med hard bærende skare. Under ca 700 moh er det lite såle.

Mountain weather

Monday 27. December 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -16 °C to -7 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 28. December 2021

No precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -16 °C to -5 °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

Der nattens vindøkning har dannet faste flak i snøoverflaten er faren størst. Det kan være lett å løse ut skred, og eventuelle skred kan bli store.

Områder i ly for vinden har svært gode skiforhold. Men vær oppmerksom på raske endringer.
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