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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Friday 08.12.2017

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid terrain traps and big steep slopes. Wait until the fresh snow has stabilized. Naturally released avalanches can occur.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Thursday 7. December 2017

Nedbøren og varmen tirsdag har smelta mykje snø, og snøoverflaten og snøgrensa bærer preg av det. Smelteomvandla våt snø opp mot dei høgaste toppane.

Regnet og varmen siste tida har med stort sannsyn gjennomfukta snødekket til topps, og fjerna tidlegare svake lag.

Kleivaskredet gikk til fjorden tirsdag.

Snøgrensa varierer etter mildværet og regnet, men generelt lite snø under 600-1000moh.

Mountain weather

Thursday 7. December 2017

50 mm precipitation, up to 85 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest. -5 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 8. December 2017

40 mm precipitation, up to 90 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from west, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the evening. -6 °C to -2 °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

Fortsatt mykje nedbør, men no med synkande snøgrense som gir tildels store nysnømengder i høgfjellet. Det gir skredproblem med nysnøflak i leområder over 700 moh. Snøen vil falle på vått underlag og det er gunstig, men nysnømengdene er så store at skredfaretendensen er aukande. Nysnøen vil mange stader falle på bar bakke og det vil ta ned storleiken på evt. skred. Faregraden blir vurdert til 3-betydelig.
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