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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Tuesday 30.03.2021

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
A persistant weak layer is present in the snow pack in the higher mountain areas. Rain and high temperatures give higher risk of wet loose-snow and slab avalanches in steep terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface

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

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)

Monday 29. March 2021

Det ligger 10-30 cm nysnø i terrenget, økende mengde oppover i høyden. Snøoverflaten er fuktig opp til ca. 1200 moh.

Det finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn dypt i snødekket i høyfjellet.

Lørdag ble det meldt om et naturlig utløst middels stort flakskred i Sogndal.

Mandag morgen er det mildvær med variert snøgrense i regionen. Det er ventet økende temperatur og stigende snøgrense utover dagen.

Mountain weather

Monday 29. March 2021

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -5 °C to 3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 30. March 2021

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west. -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

Mildvær og regn opp til fjelltopphøyde vil kunne påvirke kantkornlag som ligger nede i snøpakka høyt til fjells og gi store skred. Mildværet kan også føre til noen middels store løssnøskred. Det ventes mest nedbør vest i regionen, og det er også her skredfaren vil være størst. Vær oppmerksom på skavlbrudd.
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