Avalanche warning for region Jotunheimen Wednesday 27.12.2023

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes E, SE, S above 900 masl • Det er berre fokksnø i forseinkingar og isolerte heng, elles avblåst, så i grenseland nokon og få bratte heng.

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground • Within a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 3 - Large • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 900 masl • I grenseland mellom nokon og få bratte heng. Går for få her pga berre isolerte område med nok fokksnø, men der det er større heng med lokalt gunstige forhold for snøsamling kan skred bli store - og då fg 3.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • Easy to trigger • 1 - Small • Few steep slopes E above 1100 masl • Kun vurdert østlig aspekt over 1100 moh.

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Few steep slopes E above 1100 masl • Kun vurdert østlig aspekt over 1100 moh.

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes E, SE, S above 900 masl

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust • Within half a meter • The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 3 - Large • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 1100 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes NE, E, SE above 900 masl

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground • Within a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 3 - Large • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW below 800 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Very easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes NE, E, SE, S above 1000 masl • Fokksnøen skøir i hovedsak ikke lett og forplantningen er ikke stor. Men såpass mye fokksnø at i enkelte leheng kan det bli tykke myke flak som løsner lett. Ellers lett å løse ut str 1 i mange leheng i østlig sektor.