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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Wednesday 09.02.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The danger increases when the wind picks up. Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

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
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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)

Wednesday 9. February 2022

Det har kommet mye snø siste tiden. Mildvær har smeltet snøen i de aller laveste områdene. Kraftig vind fra sør, sørvest og vest har gitt et vindpåvirket snødekke i høyfjellet. Noe av snøfokken har lagt seg i leheng mot øst og nord, og noe har forsvunnet ut i luften. Utsatte rygger er avblåst til skare. Beskyttede områder har myk snø. Mildværsgrensen har variert mellom 0 moh. og 800 moh. Snøen i lavlandet er fuktig av mildvær.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 8. February 2022

25 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Moderate gale from west, changing to strong breeze from the west. -4 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 9. February 2022

25 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Gale from west. -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

Fortsatt nedbør og vind fra sørvest, men noe kaldere vær, gir ferske fokksnøflak i leheng mot øst og nord. Disse kan være lette å løse ut for en skikjører og skred kan bli store. Der det legger seg opp mye fersk fokksnø kan det gå naturlig utløste skred.
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