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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Wednesday 01.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow at high elevations. Increasing temperature will weaken the snow cover temporarily.

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
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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 31. December 2019

Det har kome mykje nedbør siste dagane med plussgrader opp i fjelltopphøgde. Nedbøren har for det meste kome som regn på snødekket. Vestleg har tidlegare lagt opp mykje snø i austlege leområder.
Det er generelt lite snø i regionen, spesielt i vestlege delar.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 31. December 2019

1-5 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest. -5 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 1. January 2020

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from west. -2 °C to 1 °C at 1100 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

Stigande temperatur vil svekke bindingar i snødekket. Ein lyt vere merksam på ustabile fokksnøflak i austlege leområder i høgda.

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