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Avalanche warning for region Nord-Gudbrandsdalen Saturday 03.02.2024

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Slab avalanches can be released naturally.

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

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers
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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.

Mountain weather

Friday 2. February 2024

20 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1300 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the west during the afternoon. -11 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 3. February 2024

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Saturday night. Breeze from southwest. -9 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l.

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

Hovedproblemet er nysnøen som flyttes inn i leheng mot øst av vinden. Fokksnøflakene kan være lette å påvirke for en person og vest i området kan skredene bli store. Der snødekket ble vått i går kan fremdeles noen skred løsne av seg selv.

Varselet er basert på et enklere datagrunnlag enn regionale varsler og utgis kun for faregrad 4 og 5.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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