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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Sunday 01.03.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid 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 there.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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)

Saturday 29. February 2020

Det er mykje snø i fjellområda i regionen. Snøen er normalt fordelt med mest i nordaustlege, austlege og søraustlege leområder. Det har også vore periodar med søraustleg vind som har lagt opp fokksnø i leområdene mot vest. På utsatte områder er det avblese ned mot gamal skare.
Det er store skavlar og vindformasjonar i terrenget.
Det eldre snødekket er smelteomvandla etter mildvêr og gjenfrysing.

Torsdag observert lett nysnø i låglandet, og mykje laus snø tilgjengeleg for vind

Mountain weather

Saturday 29. February 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong gale from east. -6 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 1. March 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south. -6 °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

Nysnø og vind vil fornye skredproblemet med fersk fokksnø i leområder. Dei store fokksnømengdene frå igår vil trenge tid til stabilisering. Der det er sigesprekker er det forhold for glideskred.
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