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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Saturday 02.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The snowpack is still wet and unstable at lower altitudes. Avoid potential release areas and runout areas for wet avalanches. Some ereas with fresh wind deposited snow at high altitude.
  • The danger is greatest from Saturday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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

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 1. March 2024

Vind og nysnø har gitt fokksnø av ulik hardhet i leområder. Fokksnøen er ujevnt fordelt. Rygger og rabber er avblåst fra tidligere. Det eldre snødekket er delvis smelteomvandlet i lavlandet etter mye vind og mildvær siste uka. Det er lite snø under 400-500 moh.
Mildværgrensa denne uka har vært mellom 700-1100 moh.

Noen ferske middels store våte flakskred observert I Jogledalen under 1000 moh torsdag.

Observasjoner fra Hunnedalen fredag viser et isotermt snødekke på ca. 900 moh. Noen glideskred er også observert. Observasjoner rundt Bortelid på 800 moh forteller fredag om stort snøfall og fersk vindtransportert snø over i nord- og vestvendt terreng.

Mountain weather

Friday 1. March 2024

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from southeast. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 2. March 2024

1 mm precipitation, up to 6 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from east. -3 °C to 2 °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

Det vil fortsatt være mulig med enkelte naturlig utløste våte løssnøskred og flakskred, men utbredelsen og størrelsen ventes å minke noe.

I høyfjellet kan sterk vind danne ferske fokksnøflak som kan være lett å løse ut mens de er ferske. Gunstige temperaturer ventes imidlertid å føre til en rask stabilisering av disse.
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