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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Friday 04.05.2018

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in sun-exposed steep slopes and in high north facing areas with dry wind slabs. Avoid areas below glide cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

Wet 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).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

New 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)

Thursday 3. May 2018

Det har kome opptil 10 cm snø over 1000moh siste døgnet i sterk vind frå sør. I løpet av veka har det lagt seg opp ein del fokksnø i leområder mot V-N-Ø i høgfjellet.

Under fokksnøen og under snøgrensa er snødekket smelteomdanna etter mildveir til fjelltopphøgde førre veke. Snøen drenerar no godt, men er framleis fuktig.

Snøgrensa i regionen ligg mellom 400 og 800 moh. Mange ryggar er no snøfrie høgt til fjells.

Mountain weather

Thursday 3. May 2018

6 mm precipitation, up to 11 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from south, changing to breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -4 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 4. May 2018

8 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest. -4 °C to 4 °C at 1400 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

Stigande temperatur og nedbør som regn høgt i fjellet vil svekke bindingar i snødekket og ein kan forvente våte laussnøskred i alle himmelretningar til 1400 moh. Spesielt i nysnøen.

Ein kan òg forvente enkelte flakskred i den ferske fokksnøen i hellingar vendt mot V-N-Ø, frå ca 1000moh.

Over 1400 moh kjem nedbøren som snø, og vind frå SV vil gje snøtransport til nord og auslige renner søkk og lesider. Her vil ein få pålagring og mjuke nysnøflak.

Vær merksam på at gliderskred er vanleg om våren. Unngå terreng under glidesprekkar og glatt underlag (t.d. sva)
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