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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Wednesday 13.03.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions due to wind slabs in lee areas. Persistent weak layers may also be triggered where the snow cover is thin.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above 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)

Tuesday 12. March 2019

Siste ukes snø har stort sett gode bindinger til underlaget. Vind tirsdag gir fokksnøflak i nord og vestsider.

Det gamle snødekket ble kraftig gjennomfuktet av mildvær høyt til fjells i slutten av februar.

Overflaterim kan ha snødd ned, og i noen heng er dette et svakt lag som skred kan løsne på.

Det finnes skarelag i snødekket og det er observert begynnende kantkorn rundt disse.

Det er registrert flere mindre og noen middels store skred siste tre dager.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 12. March 2019

7 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to gale from the southeast during renoon. -12 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 13. March 2019

2-4 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to calm/light breeze from the south Wednesday night. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1400 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

Skredproblem av fokksnø fornyes noe med fortsatt sterk vind. Etter hvert som vinden avtar utover dagen, vil skredproblemet stabilisere seg.

Vedvarende svakt lag av kantkorn og/eller rim vil bli værende med oss en stund. Trygg ferdsel i fjellet avhenger av at du kan håndtere dette.
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