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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Friday 04.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
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 here.

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

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)

Thursday 3. December 2020

Fram til torsdag formiddag har det kome opp til 20 cm nysnø siste døgn. I høgfjellet finn ein både laussnø og vindpakka mjuk snø i overflata. Under 1100 moh. er det skare under nysnøen. Underliggande snødekke har gode bindingar mellom laga.
Det ligg mest snø i aust- og nordaustvendte heng, men ein finn snø i alle himmleretningar. Det er skiføre frå om lag 400 moh.

Tysdag vert det observert rim på snøoverflata i høgfjellet.

Mountain weather

Thursday 3. December 2020

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southeast. -10 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 4. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -10 °C to -5 °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

Sterk vind kan danne ferske fokksnøflak i leheng der det framleis finst snø tilgjengeleg for vindtransport. Fokksnøen frå torsdag vil stabilisere seg. Det vil likevel framleis vere mogeleg å løyse ut skred i denne fokksnøen. Underliggande snødekke vert rekna som stabil.
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