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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Sunday 01.03.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust
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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 29. February 2020

Det er mykje snø i fjellområda i regionen. Snøen er normalt fordelt med mest i nordaustlege, austlege og søraustlege leområder. Enkelte stader er det store toppskavlar. Kraftig vind frå søraust laurdag pregar no snødekket.

Det er observert kantkorn over skarelag nordvest i regionen nær Sandane.

Siste tida er det observert større skred enn vanleg under skredsykusane som har vore i regionen. Det er grunn til å tru at dette kan skje også ved neste skredsyklus jamfør kantkornutvikling og store snømengder i fjellet.

Mountain weather

Saturday 29. February 2020

0-3 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to gale from the southeast during renoon. -11 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 1. March 2020

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -9 °C to -2 °C at 1400 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

Kraftig vind på formiddagen og litt nysnø vil gi skredproblem med ferske fokksnøflak i leområder. Kaldt og tørt snødekke med mykje kantkorn i gjer at stabilisering av eldre fokksnø går sakte. Svakt lag av kantkorn i det gamle snødekket er truleg aktivt og kan auke omfang og storleik av eventuelle skred. Der det er sigesprekker er det forhold for glideskred.
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