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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Saturday 17.02.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Decreasing avalnchedanger when the temperature sinks. It can still be easy to trigger windslabs high in the mountains where the snow is dry.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

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)

Friday 16. February 2024

Mildvær fredag har endret snødekket betraktelig. Det er tynn skare som man trakker igjennom over løsere snø der det regnet. Tykkere skare der det regnet mest. Over mildværsgrensen har sterk vind fra flere retninger lagt snø i leheng. Fokksnøflak av ulik hardhet ligger i flere himmelretninger.

Det er observert kantkorn rundt skarelag i overgangen til gammelt snødekke.

Mountain weather

Friday 16. February 2024

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -3 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 17. February 2024

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the southeast during the evening. -11 °C to -1 °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 stabiliseres når temperaturen synker og det er klart vær. Der det er skyfritt vil det dannes skare nattestid. Skredfaren er generelt synkende.

Høyt til fjells er det mulig å løse ut skred i fokksnøflak fra fredag. Der sola tar kan det også gå små skred i bratt terreng.
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