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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Saturday 12.05.2018

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Favorable conditions, but be careful on steep slopes with wet fresh snow in the alpine, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to cornices and areas with 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

Glide avalanches

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

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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)

Friday 11. May 2018

Snødekket ventes nå å være smelteomvandlet etter en lang periode med høye temperaturer og mye sol. I høyfjellet kan det fortsatt være rester av lagdelinger og skarelag i snødekket, men vann ventes stort sett å drenere godt. Snøgrensen i regionen ligger på 500-700 moh. Rygger og kuler i terrenget er snøfrie mange steder.

Det ble observert noen våte løssnøskred onsdag.

Det kom opptil 15 mm nedbør natt til fredag og over 1200 moh kan det ligge litt nysnø

Mountain weather

Friday 11. May 2018

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northeast. -2 °C to 7 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 12. May 2018

No precipitation. Breeze from south. -1 °C to 11 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Klarvær og utstråling på natta gir uttørking av snødekket. Faregraden ventes gradvis å synke og vurderes til 1-liten der det ikke kom nysnø torsdag. Over denne høyden kan fremdeles en skiløper løse ut våte skred opp i str. 2. Kraftig smelting de siste ukene gjør at størrelsen på eventuelle glideskred også ventes å bli mindre, men husk at selv små snømengder kan gi alvorlige konsekvenser. Unngå opphold under glidesprekker.
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