Avalanche Activity
• 20. May. During the day (+02:00) • Loose wet avalanche • Few (2-5). 1 - Small. Spontaneous release • Many steep slopes. N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW. Between 900 masl and 200 masl
Weather
• No precipitation • -0.7 °C • 1 m/s from SE ↖ • 50% clouds
Snow Cover
• No snowdrift • 0 cm • Wet loose snow • Moist • I skogen mye råtten våt snø uten lagdeling. Over ca 600 moh mere hardpakket men fuktig. Fra ca 700 moh mildværsskare.
Tests
• CTN • Good • Ingen brudd i test. Men ved ytterligere påvirkning med spade i bakkant løsner det flere glatte lag rundt 60-70 cm.
Snow Profile
• 1 test connected to snow profile • 3 Stratigraphy layers • 11 temperature points observed
Avalanche Problems
• Wet slab avalanche • Poor bonding between crust and overlying snow • Within a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). • Difficult to trigger • 3 - Large • Many steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above unknown masl
Avalanche Danger Assessment
• 3 Considerable • Forecast correct