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Avalanche warning for region Voss Sunday 03.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger. Avoid convex terrain.

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)

Saturday 2. April 2022

Snøoverflata er jamt hard og frossen høgt til fjells. Nattefrost og kald vêrtype gjer at skaren òg er bærande utan ski. Det finst eldre fokksnø høgt til fjells over 1100 moh, men det er lenge sidan siste snøfall.
Det er generelt mykje snø i fjellet og snøgrensa ligg på omlag 300 moh, noko høgre i ytre strøk.

Det er observert overflaterim og kantkorn i overflata, men utbreiinga er truleg ikkje stor nok til å utgjere eit skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Saturday 2. April 2022

1-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -18 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 3. April 2022

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from northwest. -8 °C to -1 °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

Vind og lokalt mykje nysnø vil byggje ferske fokksnøflak i hovedsakleg søraustlege lesider. Stadvis kan flak ligge på svakt lag av kantkorn eller overflaterim og soleis vere lette å løyse ut. Flak som ligg på hardt og glatt underlag kan gå langt.
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