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Avalanche warning for region Voss Wednesday 02.02.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution in steep terrain with wind slabs.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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)

Tuesday 1. February 2022

Tirsdag lå det noe nysnø i overflaten, som stedvis bedret skiføret. Snødekket preges ellers av fokksnø av ulik hardhet, områder med løs snø der vinden ikke har tatt, mens vindutsatte formasjoner er avblåst med skare eller barmark.

Snømengdene varierer mye i regionen. I høyfjellet er det nå stedvis godt med snø, særlig i leområder mot S og Ø. Det er fortsatt lite snø i lavlandet.

Observasjon ved Upsete og Vikafjellet indikerer at mildværet sist helg gikk opp til ca 1100 moh.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 1. February 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -10 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 2. February 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from west. -10 °C to -4 °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

Nysnø og vind fra V vil føre til små ustabile fokksnøflak i leheng. Fokksnø fra tirsdag stabiliseres gradvis. Det kan likevel være mulig for en skiløper å løse ut skred i enkelte heng i fokksnø etter vind fra NV siste del av tirsdag.
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