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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Monday 09.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Rising temperature can cause loose snow avalanches. Generally stable conditions otherwise.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

New snow (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 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 8. May 2022

Mildvær torsdag og fredag har gitt en våt snøoverflate til ca 1500 moh. På fredag falt det 10-20 mm regn før temperaturen sank igjen på lørdag og ga litt nysnø i høyden.
I sør, øst og vest er det gamle snødekket smelteomvandlet høyt opp, mens i bratte nordvendte heng i høyden kan det fortsatt ligge lagdelt vintersnø, men også her er snøoverflaten påvirket av mildvær.

Mountain weather

Sunday 8. May 2022

2-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 9. May 2022

0-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1500 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -1 °C to 6 °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

Faren for våte snøskred øker med stigende temperatur. Faren er størst om ettermiddagen, men skredene ventes å være stort sett små.

Fokksnøflak fra helgen ventes å ha stabilisert seg nå. Vær fortsatt litt obs i svært bratte skyggesider i høyden.

Det kan fortsatt være fare for enkelte glideskred, glideskred kan løsne av seg selv hele døgnet. Unngå opphold under glidesprekker.
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