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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Wednesday 08.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid steep terrain with fresh wind deposited snow, naturally released avalanches can occur. Tuesday night there is a risk for wet avalanches due to high temperatures and rain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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 7. January 2020

Snødekket er variert etter svært skiftende vær, med mye vind og nedbør som både regn og snø, og store svingninger i temperatur. Det er mest snø i østvendte formasjoner. Kun høyt til fjells er snødekket tørt, ellers i varierende grad vått etter mildvær og regn.

Over ca. 1300-1400 moh finnes det nedsnødd overflaterim og kantkorn ved bakken, men dette er låst og stort sett vanskelig å påvirke.

Det ble observert mange naturlig utløst våte str 1-2 løssnøskred under mildværet mandag.

Vindtransport og nysnøgrense fra ca 800 moh tirsdag.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 7. January 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 8. January 2020

30 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from west. -7 °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

Mye nysnø og kraftig vind fra V vil føre til ustabil fokksnø i mange heng som er lett å løse ut, naturlig utløste skred kan forekomme. Natt til onsdag fare for naturlig utløste våte skred på grunn av plussgrader og regn. Faren for våte skred avtar når temperaturen synker.
Det skal mye til for å påvirke vedvarende svake lag over ca 1400 moh.
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