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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 21.04.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
A skier may trigger avalanches in the storm slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust

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 20. April 2021

Snøoverflata varierer med himmelretning og høyde etter mye sol og store temperaturvariasjoner de siste dagene. Det kom mye snø etter påske som når er smelteomdanna. I skyggesider over 1100 moh finnes fortsatt kaldt snødekke med mer intakt lagdeling. Snøgrensa ligger på ca 500 moh.

Det er observert kantkorndannelse over mildværsskare høyt i snødekket. I solvendte heng har problemet blitt mindre fremtredende de siste dagene.
Kantkornlag danna under kuldeperioden i januar og februar kan fremdeles være intakt i høyden over ca. 1200 moh.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 20. April 2021

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -8 °C to 4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 21. April 2021

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the north during renoon. -9 °C to -3 °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

Det våte snødekket stabiliseres når temperaturen faller og våte løssnøskred blir et lite problem onsdag. Nysnø kombinert med litt vind i fjellet danner nysnøflak som vil være lette å påvirke. Men flakene får begrenset tykkelse og utbredelse.
Det antas at vedvarende svake lag med kantkorn, særlig i nordvendte heng fortsatt kan være intakt. Skredproblemet er vanskelig å gjenkjenne og gir få faretegn.
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