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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Friday 14.04.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Use caution in areas with fresh wind slabs. Keep distance to cornices and areas with glide-cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

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)

Thursday 13. April 2023

Torsdag morgen er det fortsatt ikke kommet nedbør av betydning, men det ventes utover på dagen. Snødekket har fått mye regn i det siste opptil ca. 900 moh. Over dette antas det ligger myke fokksnøflak i leformasjoner, og trolig kram snø opp til 1000-1100moh.

Det har vært observert kantkorn over skarelag tidligere, men det har ikke vært observert faretegn eller gjort observasjoner av dette laget den siste tiden.

Mountain weather

Thursday 13. April 2023

16 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l. Strong breeze from east. -2 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 14. April 2023

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l. Gale from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the east during the afternoon. -3 °C to 2 °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

Snødekket er vått og smelteomdannet etter flere dager med regn. Våte løssnøskred kan løses ut av en skiløper i bratt terreng.

Høyt til fjells, over 1000moh, kan det være lett å løse ut små, ferske fokksnøflak. Milde temperaturer gjør at eldre flak ventes å ha stabilisert seg.

Faren for glideskred øker der snødekket ligger på glatt underlag. Unngå terreng under glidesprekker.
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