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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Monday 20.02.2023

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Change in weather contidions is expected to give avalanche activity, especially during night before Monday. Wet avalanches from release areas at lower altitudes, and dry slab avalanches in the mountains.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

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 19. February 2023

Over tregrensa ligg det fersk vindpåvirka nysnø i overflata, etter snøfall i starten av helga. Under denne, er heile snøpakka smelteomdanna opp til om lag 900 moh. Vidare opp til 1200-1400 moh er snøoverflata våt, fuktig eller gjenfrose til skare. Høgt til fjells kan ein finne nokre cm med nysnø.

Ein kan òg, høgt til fjells, framleis finne lagdeling med restar av kantkorn ved bakken. Slike lag ligg godt beskytta under berande skarelag.

Søndag ettermiddag var det -5 °C ved Folgefonna skisenter (1212 moh). Det blas 7 m/s frå sørvest.

Mountain weather

Sunday 19. February 2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to moderate gale from the west during the afternoon. -13 °C to -8 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 20. February 2023

45 mm precipitation, up to 95 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1300 m a.s.l Monday night. Fresh breeze from south, changing to gale from the west during renoon. -6 °C to 0 °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

Vêromslag natt til måndag. Det er venta mange våte skred med middels utløpslengder frå lågareliggande lausneområde, særleg natt til måndag. Faren er størst der det regnar på mykje tørr nysnø.

Høgare oppe, der nedbøren kjem som snø, aukar faren for tørre flakskred frå leområde som vender mot nordaust, og seinare i leområde som vender mot aust.


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