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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Monday 25.12.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

New 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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)

Sunday 24. December 2023

Det kom en del nysnø i regionen forrige uke. Nysnøen er vindpåvirket over skoggrensen, og også lett bunden noen steder i skogen. Den siste snøen ligger oppå snø som ble omdannet i mildværet 16.12. Mildværet ga et vått snødekke opp mot minst 1000 moh.

Før mildværet var det relativt stor utbredelse av kantkorn i det gamle snødekket. Både rundt skarelag og mot bakken.
Mildvær og regn har nøytralisert de gamle vedvarende svake lagene opp mot minst 1000 moh. I indre deler av regionen ble det i forrige uke observert et nytt vedvarende svakt lag rundt mildværsskaren (16.12).

På julaften (søndag) er det kraftig vind og snøfokk i regionen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 24. December 2023

3-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -19 °C to -8 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 25. December 2023

12 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Monday night. Fresh breeze from west. -9 °C to -3 °C at 1400 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

Det er lett å løse ut skred i ferske fokksnøflak i leheng. Varierende og kraftig vind de siste dagene gjør at skredproblemet kan finnes i mange himmelretninger. Noen steder kan fokksnøflak ligge på et vedvarende svakt lag. Her kan skred bli store.
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