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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Thursday 01.12.2022

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in terrain with fresh storm slabs until the new snow is stabilized.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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. November 2022

Snøoverflata består av mye løs snø som hovedsakelig har kommet siden lørdag. I skogen er snøen fuktig og ligger jevnt fordelt. Fra skoggrensa og oppover har vinden gjort at snøen er mer ujevnt fordelt. Her er også snødekket stort sett tørt. Det er mest snø og mulig skiføre i vest- og nordvendt terreng, men mange steder er det ikke såle under nysnøen.

Det har kommet 2-5 cm nysnø siste døgn. Det er nå mye løs snø tilgjengelig for transport.

Mountain weather

Thursday 1. December 2022

No precipitation. Calm/light breeze from southeast. -14 °C to -7 °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

Over skoggrensa vil man i noen områder kunne finne heng som har nok snø til at det er mulig å løse ut skred. Det er fremdeles relativt lite snø i terrenget og i hovedsak vil det være snakk om små skred.
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