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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Wednesday 23.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Unstable windslabs up high. Still danger of naturally triggered wet avalanches where it rains. A weak layer deep in the snow pack can Be triggered and cause large avalanches.

Avalanche problems

New 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)

Tuesday 22. December 2020

Nysnø og vind har gitt fersk fokksnø i alle himmelretningar. Mildvêret førre helg fukta snøoverflata til topps i store deler av regionen og danna tynne smeltefryse sjikt i snøen.

I høgfjellet er det samanhengande skiføre, men ryggar og vindutsette områder er avblesne. Under skoggrensa er det lite snø.

Det er observert kantkorn enkelte stadar under 1400 moh, men utbreiinga virkar å vere begrensa. Det er uvisst korleis mildvêret har påverka kantkornlaga.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 22. December 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 26 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -7 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 23. December 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west. -9 °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

Vind og stadvis mykje nedbør vil byggje ferske nysnøflak i austlege leområder. Det ligg òg eldre flak i nordvest som treng tid for å stabilisere seg.

Det er utvikla kantkorn i høgda, men omfanget av dette er førebels usikkert.
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