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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Sunday 03.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. 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. Avoid convex terrain.

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)

Saturday 2. April 2022

Snøoverflata er prega av variasjonar i temperatur den siste tida. Lange periodar med høg termeratur har gjeve eit smeltomdanna snødekke høgt til fjells. Der et bærande skare til ca 1000 moh.
Det er generelt mykje snø i fjellet og snøgrensa ligg mellom 200 til 400 moh.

Det finst kantkorn i snødekket, men eigenskapane er framleis ikkje ugunstige nok til å utgjere eit skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Saturday 2. April 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -22 °C to -6 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 3. April 2022

14 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from northwest. -10 °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

Vind og lokalt mykje nysnø vil byggje ferske fokksnøflak i hovedsakleg søraustlege lesider. Stadvis kan flak ligge på svakt lag av kantkorn eller overflate rim og soleis vere lette å løyse ut. Flak som ligg på hardt og glatt underlag kan gå langt.
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