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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Thursday 17.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Wind and fresh snow give instable conditions in some slopes in higher areas. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger.

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
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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)

Wednesday 16. December 2020

Snødekket er generelt tynt, hardt og preget av mye vind fra sørøst og varierende temperatur den siste uka. Under skoggrensen er det bare delvis snødekt. I fjellet er det mer sammenhengende skiføre, men rygger og vindutsatte områder er isete eller snøfrie.

Mandag blåste det svært kraftig i høyden.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 16. December 2020

1-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 17. December 2020

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -5 °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

I høyden vil kraftig vind og litt nedbør gi snøtransport og ferske, ustabile flakdannelser . Her vil en skiløper kunne løse ut middels store skred i utsatte heng.
Det er observert svake lag av kantkorn i naboregioner. Om dette finnes her vil det gi en mer kompleks situasjon.
Eldre flakdannelser vil ha stabilisert seg ytterligere og det vil være vanskeligere å løse ut skred her.
I lavere områder er faregraden 1-liten.
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