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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Sunday 21.03.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Saturday 20. March 2021

Snøoverflata er prega av mildvér laurdag minst til 1100-1200 moh. Toppar og rygger er avblåst. Det ligg mest snø i nordvendte leheng, men det er store variasjoner i regionen. Det eldre snødekket er smelteomvandlet til fjelltopphøgde. Det er lite snø i lavlandet, og generelt lite snø for årstida.

Det er observert begynnende kantkorn i nederste del av snødekket, men disse ligger under en hard skare og er vanskelige å påvirke.

Mange små naturleg utløyste skred vart observert i Sirdal fredag.

Mountain weather

Saturday 20. March 2021

6-10 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to moderate gale from the west during the evening. -3 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 21. March 2021

No precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Sterk vind frå nordvest som minkar utover dagen fortset å flytte snø inn i leformasjonar. Mildvéret laurdag har truleg stabilisert snødekket høgt i terrenget slik at henteområda for fokksnø er redusert. Kaldare vér verkar stabiliserande på snødekket under mildvérsgrensa laurdag. Men stader der sola bryt gjennom skydekket kan snødekket i sørvendte heng svekkast.

Enkelte stader vil det være lett for ein skiløpar å løyse ut små skred i bratte heng.
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