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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Friday 25.02.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with recent wind slabs. The wind is picking up and turns. Snow on the ground will be eroded and deposited in wind sheltered slopes.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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)

Friday 25. February 2022

I skogen er snøen ubundet. Over skogen er snødekket vindpåvirket i varierende grad. På de mest vindutsatte plassene er det hardere fokksnø eller skare. Det er nå godt med snø i hele regionen og særlig øst- og nordvendte leområder har samlet store mengder snø.

Mountain weather

Thursday 24. February 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Thursday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 25. February 2022

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -12 °C to -2 °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

Oppdatert varsel fredag kl 09.
På grunn av mer nysnø enn forventet og vind av kuling styrke fra en ny retning oppjusteres varselet. Det er mye løs snø tilgjengelig for vinden og det vil fortsatt være lett å løse ut store skred på i noen heng over tregrensen. I utsatte skredbaner kan skred også løsne naturlig.

Mest utsatt er fortsatt heng mot nord og øst, men dreiende vind og snøbyger fra nordvest utover dagen vil også gi ferske flak i sørvendte områder. De ferskeste flakene vil være lettest å påvirke.
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