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Avalanche warning for region Jotunheimen Friday 28.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Be careful in areas with windslabs. A persistent weak layer of facets may be triggered, especially 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)

Thursday 27. 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 finnes det fortsatt 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

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.

Friday 28. January 2022

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -13 °C to -8 °C at 1800 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

Noe nedbør og kraftig vind vil gi ferske fokksnøflak i leheng mot øst. Disse kan være lette å løse ut for en skikjører.
I høyfjellet ligger det fortsatt vedvarende svake lag i snødekket. Disse ligger som regel under hard fokksnø eller skare og regnes som vanskelig å løse ut. Ved stor tilleggsbelastning, f.eks en samlet gruppe, kan det være mulig å løse ut store skred i dype vedvarende svake lag.
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