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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Saturday 22.02.2020

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
An increase in wind will lead to a large amount of wind transported snow. Avoid all avalanche terrain. Naturally triggered large avalanches likely.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Saturday 22. 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 lavere terreng er snøen fuktig.

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.

Mountain weather

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.

Saturday 22. February 2020

35 mm precipitation, up to 55 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest. -8 °C to -2 °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

Nytt stort snøfall meldt på lørdag kombinert med kraftig vind vil øke skredfaren ytterligere. I tillegg til store mengder snø allerede i terrenget tilgjenglig for vindtransport vil det nå kunne gå svært store naturlig utløste skred. Lavere temperaturer gjør at store fokksnøflak trenger lenger tid for å stabilisere seg.
Under mildværsgrensa vil det kunne gå naturlig utløste våte snøskred.

I skredløp som allerede er fylt med skredmasser vil nye skred kunne gå lenger.
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