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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 22.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Stable conditions and limited amounts of snow at low altitudes. Locally unstable avalanche conditions at higher altitudes. Be cautious in steep terrain, as storm slabs can be triggered there.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

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)

Tuesday 21. February 2023

Snøgrensen ligger på rundt 500 moh. Mildvær og regn opp til 1200-1400 moh har tært på snøen i lavlandet. Høyt til fjells ligger vindpåvirket nysnø i overflaten. Snøpakken er fullstendig smelteomdannet opp til omtrent 900 moh.

Høyt til fjells er det kantkorn ved bakken, men dette er vanskelig å påvirke under bærende skare og fokksnø.

På Røldalsfjellet målestasjon (1010 moh) vært det registrert 57 mm nedbør i løpet av mandagen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. February 2023

1-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -8 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 22. February 2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from south. -6 °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

Nedbør og vind fra sør danner ferske fokksnøflak i høyfjellet. Disse kan være lette å løse ut for en skikjører. Vær obs. i leheng der vinden flytter på snøen.
Der snøen er våt kan det kan være lett for en skikjører å løse ut våte skred i bratte heng.
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