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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Friday 28.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Strong wind will give windslabs lee areas.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust
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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)

Thursday 27. January 2022

Store deler av regionen har tynt snødekke. Det er bare i høyfjellet lengst vest snødybden er normal for årstiden. Utsatte formasjoner avblåst til mildværsskare eller bar bakke, mens det er en god del innblåst snø i skjermede formasjoner mot øst. Stein, lyng og busker stikker opp ur snøen.

Over 1200 moh finnes vedvarende svake lag under fokksnøen og det finnes begerkrystaller ved bakken. Kantkornlagene er for det meste gjemt under tykk og fast fokksnø, men skredaktivitet sist lørdag viser at lagene er mulige å påvirke.

Mountain weather

Thursday 27. January 2022

3-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Thursday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during renoon. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 28. January 2022

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -10 °C to -4 °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

Noe nedbør og kraftig vind utover dagen vil danne ferske fokksnøflak i østvendte leheng. Skredproblemet vil være størst vest i regionen, i leheng der det legger seg mye snø. Ferske fokksnøflak kan være lette å løse ut for en skikjører.
Noen steder i høyfjellet kan det være mulig å påvirke vedvarende svake lag ved bakken ved stor tillegsbelastning som for eksempel en samlet gruppe skikjørere.
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