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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 16.02.2022

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).

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)

Tuesday 15. February 2022

Det ligger nå nysnø ned til ca. 600 moh. Det gamle snødekket under nysnøen er melteomvandlet opp til ca. 900 moh etter regnværet på søndag.

Over tregrensa ligger det mye snø, særlig i leområder mot Ø og N. Overflaten varierer. Det er mye løs snø i terrenget, men snøen er også vindpåvirket mange steder med fokksnøflak av varierende hardhet. Vindutsatte steder er avblåst ned på skare.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 15. February 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Fresh breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 16. February 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -9 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. 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

Det vil fortsatt være lett å løse ut skred. Vær obs på at vinden dreier og leområder i flere himmelretninger vil kunne ha ferske fokksnøflak. Skredstørrelsen blir begrenset pga skiftende vindretning og nokså rask stabilisering pga milde temperaturer.
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