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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Thursday 24.02.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Difficult conditions. There is a persistent weak layer buried in the snow pack, especially around the tree line. Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust
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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)

Wednesday 23. February 2022

Opp til ca 600-800 moh er det skarelag med nysnø over. Høyere oppe er det nå generelt store mengder snø. De fleste steder over tregrensa er snøen vindpåvirket med harde eller mjuke flak. I vindskjerma formasjoner og i skogen er det løs snø.

Det ble observert kantkornlag under tynt skarelag på Strynefjellet på ca 1200 moh. Det er også funnet kantkorn under fokksnøen på 700moh ved Stryn. Utbredelse er usikker og dette regnes ikke som et skredproblem i dag.

Det er observert en del store skavler i regionen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 23. February 2022

35 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Gale from southwest. -7 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 24. February 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l Thursday night. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -11 °C to -3 °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

Fortsatt krevende forhold men noe avtakende skredfare pga kaldere temperaturer, noe mindre nedbør og etter hvert avtagende vind.

Men - i leområder over tregrensa vil det fortsatt legge seg opp ustabile fokksnøflak.

Det er også en viss mulighet for et vedvarende svakt lag i snødekket noen steder som kan øke sannsynligheten for store skred. Mest utsatt er konvekser inn mot leheng med ferske flak.

Med fortsatt store snømengder og vind er det fortsatt mulighet for store naturlig utløste skred i typiske skredbaner.
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