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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Tuesday 04.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in terrain with fresh storm slabs until the new snow is stabilized. Keep your distance to areas beneath glide cracks.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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

Glide avalanches

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

Wet snow/melting near the ground

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 3. February 2020

Det er stor variasjon i snødekket i regionen.

Over tregrensa varier snøoverflaten mellom vindpakka myk til skare, etter mildværet lørdag som påvirket snøoverflata opp til 1200 moh. Det er tørr løssnø tilgjengelig for transport flere steder.

Det er sammenhengende snødekke fra 700-900 moh, høyest snøgrense i ytre del.

Det er mye snø i N-Ø-vendte leheng etter perioder med mye vind fra SV i kombinasjon med mye nedbør.

Forholdsvis lave temperaturer kan gi oppbygging av kantkornlag i snødekket, dette må det følges med på.

Lørdag ble det observert skytende sprekker i nysnøflak ved Finse.

Mountain weather

Monday 3. February 2020

3-6 mm precipitation. Calm/light breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -14 °C to -8 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 4. February 2020

2 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from northeast, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -12 °C to -6 °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

En dreining i vindretningen og noe nedbør vil gi dannelse av nysnøflak. Vær forsiktig i områder der snø fra de siste dagene er bundet til myke flak. Nysnøflak dannet de siste dagene vil gradvis stabilisere seg.

Fare for enkelte glideskred selv om temperaturen har gått ned. Vær oppmerksom i områder med glidesprekker.
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