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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Sunday 29.12.2019

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Temperature increase and extreme amounts of rain gives high avalanche danger. Avoid avalanche terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow 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)

Saturday 28. December 2019

Mildværet sist helg høyt til fjells har påvirket snødekket opp til om lag 1200 moh. Ellers er terrenget mye vindpåvirket med fokksnø og med lokale variasjoner i snøfordeling. Det er generelt mindre snø enn normalt i regionen. Lite snø under 700 moh, særlig i vestlige deler.

Det er observasjoner på kantkornlag ved bakken.

Observasjoner torsdag fra vest for Saudafjorden sier at det i vindbeskyttede områder var 10-30 cm ubunden snø tilgjengelig.

Mountain weather

Saturday 28. December 2019

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest. -8 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 29. December 2019

35 mm precipitation, up to 60 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest. -2 °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

Temperaturen stiger enda mer og mildværsgrensen vil gå til over fjelltoppshøyde. I kombinasjon med mye regn som øker tyngden på snødekket bidrar dette til at det kan gå store våte skred. Skred som løsner kan påvirke vedvarende svake lag nede i snødekket og gi skred.
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