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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Thursday 03.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

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

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)

Wednesday 2. February 2022

Onsdag ligger det mange steder løs, lett nysnø i overflaten. Ellers preges snødekket av fokksnø av ulik hardhet, der vinden ikke har tatt er det mye løs snø, og vindutsatte formasjoner er avblåst til skare eller barmark. Snøen er ujevnt fordelt i terrenget i høyfjellet etter mye vind.

Snømengdene varierer i regionen. I høyden er snømengdene store, særlig i leområder mot S og Ø, og mindre snø i lavlandet.

Onsdag morgen meldes det om 15 cm nysnø i Sunndal.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 2. February 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 22 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west. -14 °C to -7 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 3. February 2022

Little to no precipitation. Calm/light breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the south during renoon. -14 °C to -7 °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

Vind fra S vil flytte løssnø og danne ferske fokksnøflak med varierende hardhet i leheng, hovedsaklig mot nord. I enkelte områder vil det kunne bli store ansamlinger med fokksnø, og her kan skred bli middels store. Eldre fokksnø kan fortsatt være ustabil i enkelte heng.
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