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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Thursday 11.01.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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 10. January 2024

I fjellet er det hardt, berande eldre snødekke etter mykje vind tidleg på nyåret. Mange stader er det blåst ned på bart fjell eller skare.
Noko fersk fokksnø over omlag 800 moh. Pågåande mildvêr vil starte smelteomdanning av snødekket opp til omlag 800- 1000 moh.



I indre strôk er det observert svake lag av kantkorn rundt mildværsskaren frå desember.


Observasjon tirsdag viser rask stabilisering i fersk fokksnø.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 10. January 2024

3-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from west. -13 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 11. January 2024

4 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Thursday night. Fresh breeze from northwest. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Over mildværsgrensa vil ferske fokksnøflak legge seg opp i leområder og kan være lett å løse ut, men mildværet gjer at dei vil stabilisere seg forholdsvis raskt.

I fjellet er det eldre snødekket hardt og berande. Det er avblåst til bart fjell eller skare mange stader. Snø i høgda og mildvær vil gje eit litt mjukare snødekke.

Kantkornlaga i snøen kan bli påvirka der det eldre snødekket er mjukt, typisk i små skjerma botnar over mildværsgrensa.

Observasjonar tyder på at kantkornlaga er mest gjeldande i indre strôk. Ytre strôk har generelt meir stabile forhold.
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