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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Sunday 14.01.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with wind-deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Skiers can trigger medium size avalanches.

Avalanche problems

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 13. January 2024

Snødekket bærer preg av den hard vind og varme den siste tiden. Det er er harde, bærende fokksnøflak i leområder og mange steder er det blåst ned til bart fjell eller skare. Løsere snø i skogen og leområder.
Regionen har generelt lite snø.

I det gamle snødekke finnes kantkorn ved bakken og delvis utvikla kantkorn høyere opp. Per dags dato regnes ikke kantkorn i snødekket som et omfattende nok skredproblem da det trolig bare kan påvirkes med stor tilleggsbelastning noen få steder.

Mountain weather

Saturday 13. January 2024

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Saturday night. Moderate gale from northwest. -6 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 14. January 2024

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l Sunday night. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during the evening. -11 °C to -2 °C at 1100 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

Vind og snø fra nordlig retning vil skape ustabil fokksnø, spesielt i øst- og sørvendte leområder. Skiløpere kan løse ut middels store skred i den ferske fokksnøen.
Grunnet generelt lite snø regionen vil oppstikkende steiner og terreng kunne øke skadeomfanget av et eventuelt snøskred.
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