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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Wednesday 16.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs.

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)

Tuesday 15. February 2022

Det har kommet svært mye snø den siste perioden, i kombinasjon med kraftig vind stort sett fra vestlig retning. Dette har ført til at østvendte sider har svært mye snø. I praksis har det snødd helt ned til havnivå, med mye løs snø under skoggrensa. Mildværet i helga gikk opp til ca. skoggrensa.

Det finnes kantkorn under skarelag dypt nede i snødekket. Dette vurderes ikke som et aktivt skredproblem per dags dato.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 15. February 2022

2-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the southeast during the evening. -10 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 16. February 2022

2-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during renoon. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -11 °C to -6 °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

Lite vind og nedbør gjør at snøen får tid til å stabilisere seg. På de høyeste toppene hvor det er kaldere og mer vindpåvirket kan det fortsatt være mulig å løse ut skred i fokksnøen. Det kan også dannes noen ferske flak på kvelden i nordvest-vendte leheng om vinden blir sterk nok til å flytte på snøen.
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