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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Tuesday 07.02.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Strong wind creates unstable slabs. Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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 6. February 2023

I lavereliggende og fjordnære områder er snødekket tynt. I skoggrensen består snødekket av fokksnø oppå tidligere smelteomdannet snødekke. I fjellet ligger det noe myk snø i skjermede formasjoner. Nåværende mildvær har gjort snøen fuktig opp til skoggrensen.

Kaldt, klart vær onsdag til fredag forrige uke dannet kantkorn og rim i overflaten. Dette kan nå ha blitt føyket ned. Det er også blitt observert kantkorn over og under mildværsskare. Det er usikkert hvor utbredt og hvor aktivt dette er.

Mountain weather

Monday 6. February 2023

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest. -5 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 7. February 2023

2 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. -7 °C to 1 °C at 1400 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

Tidvis kraftig vind og noe nysnø danner ferske fokksnøflak i leheng. Fokksnøflak kan være lette å løse ut. Særlig hvis de ligger på svake lag av kantkorn eller rim som har føyket ned. Det er vanskelig å vite hvis skredproblemet er til stede.
Temperaturen stiger utover dagen, og under mildværsgrensen kan det være lett å løse ut våte løssnøskred.
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