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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Sunday 13.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs.

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)

Sunday 13. December 2020

Vind fra Ø-SØ har flyttet mye snø og det preger snøoverflaten og snøfordeling en i terrenget. V-N-vendte leområder har godt med snø, mens Ø-S-vendt terreng, topper og rygger mange steder er avblåst eller har skare. Snøgrensa har blitt lavere og sørøst i regionen er det skiføre fra ca. 600 moh. Fortsatt relativt lite snø. Det er mest snø øst i regionen.

Det er store forskjeller i nysnømengde i regionen siste uka, med betydelig mer nysnø øst i regionen.

Mountain weather

Saturday 12. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Moderate gale from east, changing to fresh breeze from the east during the evening. -6 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 13. December 2020

1 mm precipitation, up to 6 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from east, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -4 °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

Vind fra Ø-SØ og noe nysnø gir ustabile flak av fersk fokksnø i noen leheng, som er lett å løse ut. Skred som løsner kan bli middels store (str 2). Mindre utbredelse av skredproblemet gir lavere skredfare vest i regionen.
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