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Avalanche warning for region Voss Thursday 07.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs, otherwise stable conditions. If the sun comes out there may be naturally triggered avalanches in southerly aspects.

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)

Wednesday 6. April 2022

Siden helgen har det kommet 10-20 cm nysnø i fjellet. Vind har dannet flak i nysnøen og snøoverflaten veksler mellom ny mykere snø og eldre bærende fokksnø eller skare. Det ligger mest snø i leheng mot øst og sørøst. I sørsider er det noen steder dannet solskare.

Det er observert overflaterim og kantkorn i overflaten. Klarvær har gitt høy temperaturgradient i snødekket, noe som også kan ha begynt å danne kantkorn nede i snødekket noen steder.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 6. April 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -18 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 7. April 2022

2-3 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from east. -12 °C to -3 °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

Litt vindøkning kan danne nye ferske flak i leheng mot vest. Eldre fokksnøflak har stort sett stabilisert seg. Noen steder kan de ligge på glatt skare, her kan det fortsatt være lett å løse ut skred.

Dersom solen kommer frem kan det gå naturlig utløste skred i bratte sørvendte heng.
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