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Avalanche warning for region Voss Saturday 19.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs, otherwise stable conditions.

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)

Friday 18. February 2022

Vind i fjellet har bundet nysnøen til myke flak over tregrensen, men trolig er det fremdeles en del løs og ubunden snø på mindre vindutsatte plasser.

Nysnøen ligger over skare og fokksnøflak av ulik hardhet og tykkelse. Det er mest snø i østvendte terrengformasjoner, men det ligger snø i alle himmelretninger. På vindutsatte plasser er det avblåst med skare under nysnøen.

Mountain weather

Friday 18. February 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the north during the afternoon. -9 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 19. February 2022

2-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from west. -13 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Enkelte steder kan det løses ut skred i fokksnøen fra fredag. Det er meldt litt ny nedbør men lite vind gjør at det ellers er stabile forhold.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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