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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Monday 05.02.2024

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Wind slabs are especially easy to trigger where they are thin or soft.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

New snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on many 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
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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)

Monday 5. February 2024

Det eldre snødekket er fukta meir eller mindre til topps. Lågt i fjellet har det vore smelteomdanning, på veg mot grovkorna snø. Den eldre snøen er gradvis meir finkorna og lagdelt med høgda. Tjukkare snødekke er mindre smelteomdanna enn tynnare. Over mildværsgrensa er det laussnø i skjerma områder og mykje fokksnø der vinden har fått tak. Nysnøen er ujamnt fordelt med avblåste ryggar og rabbar. Den kraftige vinden har gitt definerte og tydelege leheng, med store oppsamlingar av fokksnø.

Det er truleg ikkje svake lag av kantkorn i snødekket etter fleire mildvær til topps siste tida, det siste 2. februar.

Mountain weather

Sunday 4. February 2024

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from west. -11 °C to -6 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 5. February 2024

15 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l Monday night. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -21 °C to -10 °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

Oppdatert kl 0800 mandag:
Meir nysnø enn venta og noko vind i bygene gir skredproblem med fersk fokksnø i leområder. Det kan være lett å løyse ut skred i denne fokksnøen. Skred kan også gå av seg sjølv.

Skredproblemet er i nysnøen. Den eldre fokksnøen frå helga er venta å ha stabilisert seg mykje.
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