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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Wednesday 05.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Tuesday 4. January 2022

Periodevis høy temperatur har ført til fuktig snøoverflate høyt til fjells, ca 1000-1100 moh.
I høyfjellet er snøoverflaten preget av kraftig vind.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 4. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from south, changing to breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -10 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 5. January 2022

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Fresh breeze from north. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1400 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

Snøbyger og dreiende vind vil fortsette å gi ferske flakdannelser i fjellet. Det vil nå finnes flak av varierende hardhet og størrelse i mange himmelretninger. I utsatte heng vil det være mulig å løse ut store skred. Ellers vil det være lett å løse ut middels store skred i noen heng.
Mest utsatt er heng i forbindelse med rygger og renner der vinden nylig har fått lagt inn snø.
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