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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Thursday 04.01.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Demanding conditios in the alpine. Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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
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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 3. January 2024

Fra torsdag til lørdag forrige uke kom det 20-50 cm nysnø i regionen, mest i sør. Etter dette har kuling fra Ø dannet fokksnøflak i vestvendte heng.

Tidligere i jula var det kraftig vind fra SØ. I leområder mot nord og vest ligger det derfor store fokksnøflak, mens det stedvis er avblåst ned mot gammel skare på vindutsatte steder.

Det er ikke observert vedvarende svake lag.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 3. January 2024

Little to no precipitation. Strong gale from east. -16 °C to -11 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 4. January 2024

No precipitation. Strong breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -19 °C to -13 °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

Fokksnøflakene som er dannet de siste dagene, kan fortsatt være lette å påvirke og problemet fortsetter så lenge det blåser. Vinden løyer betydelig fra storm, men det kan likevel blåse kuling på formiddagen torsdag. Fokksnøen stabiliseres gradvis når vinden løyer på ettermiddag/kveld.

Mest utsatt er de sørlige deler av regionen som har fått mest nysnø den siste uka.
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