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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Thursday 12.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Be also careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow, especially close to terrain traps. Keep distance to cornices and areas with glide-cracks.

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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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)

Wednesday 11. May 2022

Snødekket er i hovedsak smelteomvandlet. I sørlige deler av regionen er det lite skiføre igjen mens i nordlige deler er det noe mer snø. Over 1000-1200 moh finnes det et sammenhengende snødekke.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 11. May 2022

27 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during the evening. 0 °C to 4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 12. May 2022

14 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l Thursday night. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during renoon. -1 °C to 3 °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

Snødekket har vist seg å tåle regnet godt, så det ventes lite våt skredaktivitet. Det er mulig å dra ut små skred i bratt terreng med myk våt snø. Der overflaten er fast smelteomvandlet snø er skredfaren liten.

I høyfjellet blir det vinter igjen og det kan legge seg opp noen ferske flak i leområder. Flakene vil stabiliseres raskt men helt ferske flak kan være lett å løse ut.

Hold god avstand til alle skavler, de er større enn vanlig og kan lett knekke.

Glideskred kan løsne der det ligger snø på bratte sva. Glideskred er uforutsigbare og kan løsne av seg selv hele døgnet. Unngå opphold under glidesprekker.
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