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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Friday 18.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful on lee slopes with fresh wind slabs in the alpine. The danger level is low where the surface is hard. Rising temperature and rain will weaken the snow cover.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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)

Thursday 17. December 2020

Snødekket er generelt tynt, hardt og preget av mye vind fra sørøst og varierende temperatur den siste uka. Under skoggrensen er det bare delvis snødekt. I fjellet er det mer sammenhengende skiføre og også løsere snø noen steder, men rygger og vindutsatte områder er isete eller snøfrie.

Det er observert kantkorn enkelte steder under 1400moh men utbredelsen virker å være begrenset.

Mountain weather

Thursday 17. December 2020

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 18. December 2020

4-8 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from south. -4 °C to 2 °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

I høyden vil kraftig vind og litt nedbør opprettholde problemet med ferske, ustabile fokksnøflak. Her vil en skiløper kunne løse ut middels store skred i utsatte heng.
Utover ettermiddagen vil stigende temperatur og regn i snøen gi en kortvarig svekkelse, spesielt utsatt er myke, ferske flak og ubunden snø.
Det er observert svake lag av kantkorn enkelte steder. Foreløbig er det ikke observert skred eller drønn i dette laget.
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