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Avalanche warning for region Jotunheimen Tuesday 25.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with windslabs. A persistent weak layer of facets may be triggered, especially where the snow cover is thin.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust
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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)

Monday 24. January 2022

I forrige uke kom det noe påfyll av snø. Kraftig vind fra vest og nordvest, med påfølgende mildvær i helgen, har påvirket snødekket på nytt. Snødekket er nå generelt bærende, varierende mellom gammel avblåst mildværsskare fra stormen Gyda, hard vindpakket snø og mykere fokksnø i noen lommer. Generelt er det lite snø for årstiden.

Stormen Gyda stabiliserte snødekket opp til rundt 1200-1300 moh. Under siste periodes fokksnø finnes aktive vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn. Observerte drønn og nylig skredaktivitet stammer mest sannsynlig fra vedvarende svake lag.

I østvendt terreng ved Tyinstølen ble det fredag løsnet flere str. 2 ved hjelp av sprengstoff.

Mountain weather

Monday 24. January 2022

8 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during renoon. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to gale from the west during the afternoon. -9 °C to -2 °C at 1800 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 25. January 2022

5-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the evening. -14 °C to -7 °C at 1800 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

Skredsituasjonen er fremdeles utfordrende, men roligere vindforhold og mindre nedbør gjør at skredproblemet blir mindre utbredt. Vær obs i leheng der det ligger fersk fokksnø. Snøtransport i fjellet er et faretegn. Ved stor tilleggsbelastning, t.d. en samlet gruppe, eller en skuter kan det være mulig å løse ut store skred.
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