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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 17.02.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Decreasing avalnchedanger when the temperature sinks. It can still be easy to trigger windslabs high in the mountains where the snow is dry.

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)

Friday 16. February 2024

Mildvær fredag har endret snødekket betraktelig. Svært våt snøoverflate opp til 1000moh og det har regnet hvertfall opp til 1200 flere steder. Over mildværsgrensen er det snøfokk fredag og fokksnøflak av ulik hardhet ligger i flere himmelretninger. Vindutsatte rygger er avblåst.

Vær obs på at kaldt vær forrige uke kan ha dannet kantkorn rundt den øverste mildværsskaren (fra 2. feb). Det var mye fukt i snødekket, og kalde temperaturer ga en høy temperaturgradient.

Kliss våt snøoverflate på 700moh i Kvinnherad fredag.

Mountain weather

Friday 16. February 2024

25 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1100 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -6 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 17. February 2024

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the southeast during the evening. -14 °C to -4 °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

Over mildværsgrensa fra fredag kan det være lett å løse skred i fokksnø.

Der det har vært vått vil snødekket stabiliseres når temperaturen synker og det er klart vær. Der det er skyfritt vil det dannes skare nattestid. Skredfaren er generelt synkende.

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