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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Wednesday 09.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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)

Tuesday 8. December 2020

De siste dagene har det kommet nedbør sammen med kraftig vind fra østlig retning. Vest- og nordvendte leområder har godt med snø, men snødekket er ellers generelt tynt. Det finnes oppstikkende steiner og vegetasjon i vindutsatt terreng. Snødekket er sammenhengende fra ca. 900 moh.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 8. December 2020

6 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from east, changing to strong breeze from the east during renoon. -3 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 9. December 2020

3-5 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from east, changing to moderate gale from the east during the evening. -4 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Vind og nysnø tirsdag og onsdag gjør at ferske fokksnøflak fortsatt utgjør skredproblemet i regionen. I leheng kan vekta fra én skiløper være nok til å løse ut middels store skred (str. 2). Skredfaren er størst over skoggrensa den sørøstlige av regionen
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