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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Sunday 06.02.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avalanches will be easy to trigger when the weather hits. Avoid steep terrain with fresh wind slabs in the alpine.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously 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 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)

Saturday 5. February 2022

Påfyll av snø fredag og lørdag har gitt snødekke ned til 200moh. Kram snø på 300moh og gradvis tørrere oppover. Over skogen er det avblåst til skare eller barmark der vinden tar og større mengder fokksnø i leformasjoner. Varierende grad av fokksnø fra myk til hard. Mest snø i østlig sektor etter mye vind fra sørvest og vest.

Mountain weather

Saturday 5. February 2022

25 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from southwest. -10 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 6. February 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -10 °C to -7 °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

Nedbør og vind fra vest gir fokksnøflak over mildværsgrensa. I det været står på kan det være lett å løse ut skred for skiløper i fokksnøen. Der det er kommet mest snø kan skred bli store. Nordre og vestre deler av regionen er mest utsatt. Det er i hovedsak den ferskeste snøen som er ustabil. Fokksnøflak fra dagene tidligere i uka ventes å være stabile.

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