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Avalanche warning for region Jotunheimen Thursday 27.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger 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 new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger 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 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)

Wednesday 26. January 2022

Snødekket er generelt bærende og varierer mellom gammel avblåst mildværsskare fra stormen Gyda, hard vindpakket snø og mykere fokksnø i noen lommer. Generelt er det lite snø for årstiden.

Stormen Gyda stabiliserte snødekket opp til rundt 1200-1300 moh, men i høyfjellet kan det fortsatt finnes svake lag av kantkorn nedover i snøpakka.

Onsdag ble det observert et naturlig utløst str. 2 skred ved toppen av Langranden ved Jotunheimen fjellstue.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 26. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Moderate gale from west. -10 °C to -4 °C at 1800 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 27. January 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Thursday night. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during renoon. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1800 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

Vind og nedbør gir første del av dagen ferske fokksnøflak i leheng mot nordøst. Her vil det også ligge fokksnøflak fra onsdag, og det kan være lett for en skikjører å løse ut skred. Noen steder kan skred i den ferske fokksnøen bli store. Utover dagen dreier og øker vinden og det vil da dannes ferske fokksnøflak i hovedsaklig sørøstvendte heng.
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