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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Monday 08.01.2018

Danger level 3 - Considerable 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 a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Sunday 7. January 2018

Søndagens nedbør og vind har gitt fokksnøflak i leheng. Rygger og vindutsatte steder ventes å være isete og harde. Nysnøen ligger på eldre fokksnø som har hatt god tid på å stabilisere seg. Siste mildvær av betydning var 23.12 og snø under dette markerte skarelaget er stabil. Det er nå noe mer snø enn normalt i fjellet og snøgrensa går mange steder ved havnivå.

Det er observert små løssnøskred søndag morgen i forbindelse med temperaturstigning rundt Sørfjorden.

Det rapporteres om kraftig snøfall til havnivå søndag ettermiddag.

Mountain weather

Sunday 7. January 2018

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from west, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -17 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 8. January 2018

No precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -13 °C to -3 °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

Når vinden løyer og nedbøren avtar stabiliseres fokksnøflakene gradvis. I høyfjellet der snøen er kaldest tar stabilisering lengre tid. Her vil det fortsatt være mulig for en skiløper å løse ut skred, særlig i heng med myke flak. Faregraden ventes å synke noe, men vurderes fortsatt til 3-betydelig.
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