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Avalanche warning for region Voss Thursday 23.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. A weak layer of buried surface hoar can be present underneath fresh wind deposited snow in isolated features.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Wednesday 22. December 2021

Det er lite snø i området, og det lille skiføret som er består av flekkvis skare/smelteomvandlet snø.

Det ble observert overflaterim og begynnende kantkorn under tynn overflateskare ved Uppsete på mandag, dette må vi følge med på når det kommer mer snø.

Observasjoner onsdag forteller at det gamle snødekket er smelteomdannet iallefall opp til 1200 moh i Myrkdalen. Det har kommet 2 cm nysnø siste døgn.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 22. December 2021

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Calm/light breeze from south. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 23. December 2021

2-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Thursday night. Breeze from northeast. -13 °C to -2 °C at 1100 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

Lokalt kan det ha kommet mye snø de siste dagene, sannysnligvis mest rundt Sølsheimen. Her vil det fortsatt være lett å løse ut skred for en skiløper hvis vinden danner flak over tregrensa.

Noen steder kan nysnø/fokksnø ligge på overflaterim eller en tynn skare med kantkorn under. Omfanget er foreløpig usikkert.

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