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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Monday 10.02.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger there.

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

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)

Sunday 9. February 2020

Snøoverflaten består av fokksnø med ulik hardhet fra siste snøfall. Dypere i snødekket finnes eldre fokksnøflak, smelteformer og skarelag. Det er ujevn snøfordeling med mest i Ø-N. Rygger og kuler i terrenget er stedvis avblåst.

Det finnes kantkornlag i bunnen av snødekket over 1400 moh som er isolert av hard bærende snø over. Lørdag meldes det om begynnende oppbyggende omvandling og små kantkorn under siste mildværskaren.

Lørdag er det observert ferske våte løsnøskred under skoggrensa ved Fåbergstølen i Jostedalen.

Observatør melder lørdag om moderat snøfokk i Jostedalen. Siste mildværskaren er her tynn og det er begynnende danning av kantkorn under.

Mountain weather

Sunday 9. February 2020

35 mm precipitation, up to 65 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from south. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 10. February 2020

18 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the west during renoon. -9 °C to -2 °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

Lokale forskjeller. I de områder det kom mest nedbør søndag, trenger fokksnøen tid til å stabilisere seg. Ny nedbør og sterk vind fra vest, vil føre til transport av fersk fokksnø over i lesider mot Ø.
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