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Avalanche warning for region Voss Wednesday 02.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger. Avoid lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Wet avalanches can occur in lower areas.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow
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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 1. March 2022

Vind i fjellet herjet helgen som var, og det er myk til hard fokksnø over tregrensa. Enkelte steder er det mulig å finne noe løs snø godt skjermet. I skogen har sol og mildvær gitt skare i overflaten. Også i sørvendt terreng høyere oppe fikk sola tak i helgen. Det er godt med snø i hele regionen.

Det er ikke observert vedvarende svake lag i snødekket den siste tiden, men det er en viss mulighet for at korte klarværsperioder kan ha skapt svake lag høyt i snødekket enkelte steder. Slike svake lag kan oppstå raskt og følges med på.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 1. March 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Strong breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the west during renoon. -5 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 2. March 2022

13 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from west, changing to calm/light breeze from the north during the afternoon. -10 °C to 0 °C at 1100 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

I høyden vil mye snø og kraftig vind gi ustabile fokksnøflak. Mest utsatt er heng mot øst. Det kan være lett å løse ut store skred enkelte steder. På ettermiddagen løyer vinden og stabilisering vil skje gradvis.

Eventuelle vedvarende svake lag har ikke gitt skred eller faretegn siste tiden, og er antagelig ikke aktive.

I lavere områder vil regn i snøen gi fare for små våte skred.
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