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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Monday 05.02.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Wind slabs are especially easy to trigger where they are thin or soft.

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)

Sunday 4. February 2024

Det eldre snødekket er fukta meir eller mindre til topps. Lågt i fjellet er smelteomdanning til grovkorna komme langt, og gradvis meir finkorna og lagdelt med høgda. Tjukkare snødekke er mindre smelteomdanna enn tynnare. Over mildværsgrensa er det lagt seg opp store fokksnøflak. Nysnøen er ujamnt fordelt med avblåste ryggar og rabbar. Meir ujamn fordeling med auka høgde.

Fredag er det observasjon på mange naturlig utløyste mindre skred.

Laurdag er det observert kraftig snøfokk i fjellet.

Mountain weather

Sunday 4. February 2024

30 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l Sunday night. Gale from west. -8 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 5. February 2024

5-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -10 °C to -6 °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

Litt snø og vind gir fersk fokksnø i leområder. Det kan være lett å løyse ut skred i denne fokksnøen.

Den eldre fokksnøen frå helga er venta å ha stabilisert seg mykje, men i nokre heng kan det bli løyst ut skred også i denne fokksnøen. Skreda kan då bli forholdsvis større.
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