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Avalanche warning for region Jotunheimen Wednesday 26.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Unstable conditions due to wind slabs in lee areas. Persistent weak layers may also be triggered 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 a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Tuesday 25. January 2022

Snødekket er generelt bærende og varierer 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.

Mountain weather

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.

Wednesday 26. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Moderate gale from west. -10 °C to -4 °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

Kraftig vind og økt nedbør gir ferske fokksnøflak i leheng mot øst. Her vil det være lett for en skikjører å løse ut skred. Noen steder kan skred i den ferske fokksnøen bli store. Ved stor tilleggsbelastning, f.eks en samlet gruppe, eller en skuter kan det være mulig å løse ut store skred i dypere vedvarende svake lag.
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