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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Tuesday 11.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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 here.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Monday 10. January 2022

Snøoverflaten består i varierende grad av vindpåvirket snø med innslag av løsere nysnø. Der vinden ikke har tatt tak er det 10-30 cm løssnø. På de mest vindutsatte stedene er det avblåst til skare.
Under ca, 1200 moh er det gamle snødekket i varierende grad påvirket av smelte-fryseprosesser og det finnes skarelag flere steder.
Det er fortsatt noe oppstikkende stein og vegetasjon.

Over ca. 1200 moh finnes kantkorn omkring skarelag i snødekket og ved bakken. Det finnes i alle himmelretninger, men mest i Ø-vendt terreng.

Mountain weather

Monday 10. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the south during the afternoon. -15 °C to -8 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 11. January 2022

2 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1400 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

Økende vind og litt snø vil danne ferske fokksnøflak, hovedsaklig i heng mot nord og nordøst. Disse kan det være lett å løse ut skred i. Vær obs på at det finnes vedvarende svake lag i høyfjellet som det er mulig å påvirke der snødekket er tynt.
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