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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Thursday 24.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in terrain with fresh storm slabs until the new snow is stabilized.

Avalanche problems

New 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).

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)

Wednesday 23. December 2020

Det har kome 20-30 cm snø siste døgnet i vind frå vest. Mest nedbør nær kysten. 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

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.

Thursday 24. December 2020

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from north. -11 °C to -4 °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

Nedbør og vind har lagt opp ferske fokksnøflak i sør -og austlege lesider. Det ligg også eldre større flak mot nordvest som treng tid for å stabilisere seg.
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