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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Sunday 10.12.2017

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful before entering leeward slopes. Large amounts of wind deposited snow has been built up.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

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
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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)

Saturday 9. December 2017

Det har de siste dagene kommet betydelige mengder nedbør med varierende temperatur i regionen. Mange steder er det kommet over 80 mm de siste tre dagne. Den siste nedbøren kom med synkende snøgrense og kuling fra NV. Dette har preget snøfordelingen i høyden og det ligger nå store nysnøflak i leområder, hovedsaklig mot Ø. Snøgrensen ligger på 100-500 moh, lavest i indre del. Det gamle snødekket anses som en stabil base.

Mildvær og regn har mest sannsynlig stabilisert vedvarende svake lag i snødekket.

Mountain weather

Saturday 9. December 2017

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 10. December 2017

1 mm precipitation, up to 6 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south. -16 °C to -8 °C at 1400 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

De siste dagenes nysnøflak trenger tid til å stabilisere seg. Mange steder vil det fortsatt kunne være lett å løse ut skred opp mot str 3. Det ventes dreiende vindretning fra SV til SØ som kan gi noen mindre, ustabile nysnøflak fra Ø til NV. Faregraden er gradvis synkende, men vil fortsatt holde seg på 3-betydelig. Sannsynligheten for naturlig utløste skred er synkende.
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