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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 23.03.2024

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
A few places a skier can trigger big avalanches in the mountains. Avoid convex terrain and be careful on fresh wind deposited snow. More stable lower in the terrain.
  • The danger is greatest until Saturday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Friday 22. March 2024

Vind og snø fredag endrer snødekket. Onsdag lå det fokksnø i leformasjoner over 1000moh. Under denne høyden er det hardt og stabilt. Det gamle snødekket over 1000moh er også stabilt etter tidligere mildvær.

I lavlandet er det lite snø etter mye mildvær i det siste.

Det finnes et svakt lag av kantkorn over ca 1100 moh. Dette vurderes ikke som et skredproblem per dags dato. Det ble observert kantkorn i snødekket under skare seinest onsdag 20.03 ved Ullensvang.

Mountain weather

Friday 22. March 2024

35 mm precipitation, up to 55 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Friday night. Strong breeze from west. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 23. March 2024

18 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during renoon. -6 °C to -2 °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 er fortsatt en del nedbør og vind som gjør det lett å løse skred i ustabil snø. Skred kan bli store og enkelte skred kan løsne av seg selv. Unngå kulformasjoner og terreng som ligger i le for vinden. Milde temperaturer gjør likevel at stabiliseringen går raskt, derfor er skredfaren synkende på kvelden.
Der sola får tak kan det gå våte skred i bratt terreng.
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