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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Monday 23.04.2018

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wet avalanches can occur due to accumulation of water in the snow caused by rain and high temperatures.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Glide avalanches

Not given on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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 22. April 2018

Mildværet har nådd heilt til topps, og snøoverflata består av smelteomdanna snø. I lavareliggande områder og i sørsider er snøen svært våt («råtten»), medan det i høgareliggande områder og nordsider er bærande snø og det er framleis lagdeling i snødekket.

På slike stader kan det framleis vere kantkornlag, medan i lavareliggande og bratte sørvendte fjellsider er kantkornlag nøytraliserte.

Det har gått mange våte laussnøskred dei siste dagane.

Mountain weather

Sunday 22. April 2018

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the evening. -5 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 23. April 2018

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the west during the evening. -3 °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

Høge temperaturar og regn vil føre til at vatn samlar seg i snødekket, noko som svekke bindingane, og det vil vere fare for våte laussnøskred, flakskred og glideskred. I tillegg aukar sannsynet for skavlbrot. Utover ettermiddagen, når det blir kaldare og vinden aukar, kan det danne seg nysnøflak i leområder mot nord og aust over mildværsgrensa.
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