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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Sunday 24.03.2024

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Naturally released loose avalanches can occur in sun exposed steep terrain.
  • The danger is greatest until Sunday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

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
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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 23. March 2024

Vind og snø fredag og lørdag har gitt fersk fokksnø i mot N og Ø. Under er det gamle snødekket hardt og stabilt. Sol og varme mykner opp snøen utover dagen og varme temperaturer fører til en rask stabilisering av fersk fokksnø.

I lavlandet er det lite snø etter mye mildvær i det siste.

Det finnes et svakt lag av kantkorn over ca 1100 moh. Dette vurderes ikke som et skredproblem per dags dato. Det ble observert kantkorn i snødekket under skare seinest onsdag 20.03 ved Ullensvang.

Mountain weather

Saturday 23. March 2024

18 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during renoon. -6 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 24. March 2024

No precipitation. Breeze from east. -10 °C to -2 °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

Soloppvarming og stigende temperaturer ventes å føre til noen naturlig utløste våte løssnøskred. Disse kan bli middels store i de områder som får første soloppvarming av nysnøen fra fredag og lørdag.
En enkelt skiløper kan fortsatt løse ut middels store skred i den ferske fokksnøen, men den ventes å stabilisere seg raskt som følge av gunstige temperaturer.
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