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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Wednesday 28.04.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Some new snow, but generally stable conditions. Wind slabs in isolated areas are possible.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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)

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)

Tuesday 27. April 2021

Varierande snøoverflate. Stort sett skare, elles vindpakka mjuk snø i sør- og aust-vendt terreng.

Det er observert kantkornlag mellom gammalt snødekke og fokksnø enkelte stader.
Det finnst også vedvarande svakt lag av kantkorn djupt i snødekket.

Tysdag kl 1200 er det minus 3,9 grader og det bles 3,6 m/s frå aust ved Hemsedal skisenter (1344 moh)

Mountain weather

Tuesday 27. April 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -12 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 28. April 2021

2-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from east. -13 °C to -1 °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

Det kjem litt nysnø. Det kan ta tid før den får gode bindingar til det gamle snødekket. Underliggande snødekke er så hardt at det skal svært mykje til for å påverke vedvarande svake lag.


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