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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Friday 21.02.2020

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
The danger increases due to strong wind, large amounts of new snow and rising temperatures. Very large avalanches may trigger naturally. Avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers
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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)

Friday 21. February 2020

Snøoverflaten består av vindtransportert snø av varierende hardhet. Det er mye snø i alle fjellområdene i regionen, og mye er tilgjengelig for vindtransport. Rygger og vindutsatte partier er stedvis avblåst ned til gammel skare eller bar mark.

I fjellet finnes det kantkornet snø dypt i det gamle snødekket, men det påvirker ikke skredproblemet nå.

Fv5723 på strekningen Bødal - Loen er stengt pga. snøskred torsdag. Mange svært store skred er observert fredag ettermiddag.

Mountain weather

Thursday 20. February 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from south, changing to strong breeze from the west during the evening. -8 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 21. February 2020

25 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest. -7 °C to -1 °C at 1400 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

Oppdatert kveld 21.02.2020 pga stor skredaktivitet! Kraftig vind og mye nysnø gir svært store ustabile fokksnøflak i leområder over mildværsgrensen. Naturlig utløste skred forventes, skredene kan bli svært store.
Under mildværsgrensa er det fare for store naturlig utløste våte snøskred.
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