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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Friday 17.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The wind picks up and the precipitation increases. Be careful in lee areas and in steep slopes with soft and wet snow, as skiers can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to areas with glide-cracks!
  • The danger is greatest from Friday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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)

Thursday 16. February 2023

Heile snøpakka er smelteomdanna opp til om lag 900 moh. Vidare opp til 1200 moh er snøoverflata våt, fuktig eller gjenfrose til skare.

Det er mykje snø over 500-600 moh. Det er meir snø enn normalt for årstida i Dalane, Sirdalsheiane, Valleheiane og Kvinesdal.

Onsdag vart det observert fleire ferske glideskred i Hunnedalen i Dalane.

Torsdag morgon hadde temperaturen sokke til -2 °C ved Blåsjø (1105 moh) i Bykle. Det blas 11 m/s frå vest.

Mountain weather

Thursday 16. February 2023

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Thursday night. Fresh breeze from west. -4 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 17. February 2023

50 mm precipitation, up to 60 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Strong breeze from south, changing to strong gale from the west during the afternoon. -4 °C to 2 °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

Skredproblema vil variere gjennom dagen. Regn og vind på føremiddagen gir våte skredproblem under 1000 moh. Snødekket er allereie smelteomdanna og drenerer vatn. Skiløparar kan likevel lett løyse ut middels store, våte laussnøskred i nokre heng.

På utsette stader kan våt, oppsprukken snø gli ut frå bratte sva og danne glideskred.

Frå ettermiddagen dreier vinden til nordvest og aukar til liten storm. Nedbøren kjem som snø i fjellet. Faren for våte skred minkar. Men fokksnøflaka blir større, og skiløparar kan løyse ut skred i heng der fersk fokksnø bles inn, særleg over 800 moh.
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