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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 22.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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 here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Tuesday 21. January 2020

Det er stor variasjon i snødekket i regionen.
Det gamle snødekket er stabilt med mye smelteomvandlet snø og skarelag etter perioder med mye vind og nedbør både som regn og snø. Snøoverflaten består av fokksnø med varierende hardhet over 900 moh. Lavere ned er snøen smelteomvandlet og fuktig/våt.
Det er skiføre fra 600-700 moh i indre del, høyere i ytre del.

Mandag ble det meldt om mange mindre, våte skred i bratte fjellsider som følge av mildvær og regn.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. January 2020

25 mm precipitation, up to 55 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west. -6 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 22. January 2020

2-4 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -8 °C to -4 °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

Gårsdagens fokksnøflak kan mange steder være store og vil gradvis stabilisere seg utover dagen. Det vil fortsatt være mulig for en skiløper å løse ut middels store skred i noen heng, fortrinnsvis mot Ø. Dreiende vindretning utover dagen vil også kunne gi noen mindre, ferske flakdannelser i nye hengretninger.
Sannsynligheten for naturlig utløste skred er synkende.
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