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Avalanche warning for region Voss Saturday 01.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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 here.

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

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 31. December 2021

Snøoverflata er fuktig til 11-1200moh. Det ligg fokksnø i leformasjonar i høgfjellet. Ryggar og haugar er avblåst. Under tregrensa er det lite snø.

Fredag vert det rapportert om enkelte små våte skred i låglandet og eit turt flakskred i fjellet.

Det har vore mildt høgt til fjells i regionen. Fredag morgon er det 2,8 grader på Vikafjell (910 moh)

Mountain weather

Friday 31. December 2021

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l Friday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the north during the afternoon. -5 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 1. January 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -9 °C to -1 °C at 1100 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

Vindauke mot kvelden vil igjen føre til at det vert danna ferske fokksnøflak i leheng. I dei mest utsette områda kan det kome ein del snø på kvelden, men høge temperaturar gjer at snøen vil stabilisere seg fort. Det vil også framleis vere mogeleg å løyse ut skred i fokksnøen som har blitt danna dei siste dagane.
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