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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Thursday 10.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate 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 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)

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.

Mountain weather

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.

Thursday 10. February 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -7 °C to -3 °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 fra vest danner ferske fokksnøflak i leheng mot øst. Relativt mildt vær gir et snødekke som stabiliserer seg raskt, men helt ferske flak kan være lette å løse ut.
Forventet skredstørrelse er middels store skred, men skred kan også bli store.
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