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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Wednesday 24.03.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here. There is a danger of wet avalanches in sun-exposed mountainsides.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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 23. March 2021

Snøoverflata er våt eller består av skare etter mildvær opptil 1100-1200 moh de siste dagene. Topper og rygger er avblåst. Det ligger mest snø i nordvendte leheng, men det er store variasjoner i regionen. Det eldre snødekket er smelteomvandla til fjelltopphøyde. Det er lite snø under 500 moh, og generelt lite snø for årstida.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 23. March 2021

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -1 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 24. March 2021

6-10 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -5 °C to 1 °C at 1100 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

Litt snø og sterk vind fra vest dannar fokksnøflak i østvendte leheng. Det ser ut til å komme mest snø i Ryfylkeheiane. Over mildværsgrensa kan en skiløper løse ut skred i heng med fersk fokksnø. Der sola bryter gjennom skydekket kan det gå våte skred fra bratte sørvendte heng.
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