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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Wednesday 26.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
A new front is expected to bring a lot of snow above tree line. Wind and temperature could quickly change. Use great caution on larger slopes as avalanches easily could be triggered. The old wet snowpack is stable.

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)

Tuesday 25. January 2022

Lavlandet bærer preg av mildvær.
I høyfjellet over ca. 1200 moh. består snøoverflaten av fokksnø med varierende hardhet, i vindutsatt terreng er det avblåst til bakken eller skare.

Det gamle snødekket er stabilt etter flere runder med mildvær. Det er tydelige smelteriller til ca. 1100 moh.

Søndag meldes det om vårlige forhold i lavlandet.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 25. January 2022

4-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -10 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 26. January 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Strong breeze from southwest. -7 °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

Skredfaren ventes å øke lengst vest i regionen, der det kommer mest nedbør. Her kan etter hvert store skred være lett å løse ut.
Ellers i regionen ventes det å være lett å løse ut middels store skred i ferske fokksnøflak.
Vær oppmerksom på at nysnøgrense og vind vil variere mye gjennom dagen og gjøre at forholdene raskt kan endre seg.

I lavere områder vil regn i snøen kunne gi noen mindre våte skred i bratte, utsatte heng.
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