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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Wednesday 22.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. Be careful in 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. Avoid convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

New 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

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 21. February 2023

Det har kommet mye snø i høyfjellet de siste dagene. Mandagens nedbør falt som kald snø over rundt 500 moh. Snøen er generelt vindpåvirket. Heng som har vært skjermet for vinden fra vest og sørvest har mye myk snø.
Under skoggrensen er snødekket fremdeles tynnere enn normalt.

Kantkornlag nederst i snødekket finnes kun høyt til fjells i indre strøk. Slike lag er i ferd med å miste de ugunstige egenskapane.

Det var rapportert om flere størrelse 3 skred som gikk i snøfallet i helgen og på mandag.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. February 2023

No precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 22. February 2023

6-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from south. -7 °C to 0 °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

I høyfjellet kan det ligge ferske ustabile fokksnøflak som kan være lette å løse ut for en skikjører. Vær obs. i leheng der vinden flytter på snøen.
Under mildværsgrensa kan det være lett for en skikjører å løse ut våte skred i bratt terreng.
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