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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Tuesday 06.12.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Generally thin snow cover, but be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Keep in mind that even small avalanches can have consequences if you fall into rocky terrain. Be especially careful in areas with old snow beneath the new snow. a persistant weak layer can be present.
  • The danger is greatest from Tuesday afternoon

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new 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. December 2022

Mandag morgen har det kommet litt lett snø fra V/NV, og snøværet fortsetter.

Nysnøen legger seg stort sett på barmark eller på et tynt lag av rim og kantkorn. Dette vil danne et svakt lag vi må ta hensyn til der det ligger gammel snø fra før. Det finnes gammel snø bare på breer og i forsenkninger høyt til fjells, men vil typisk være steder de ivrigste skiløperne oppsøker.

Det er svært lite snø for årstiden.

Mountain weather

Monday 5. December 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 17 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 700 m a.s.l during renoon. Breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 6. December 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l Tuesday night. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -14 °C to -4 °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 ventes økende snøskredfare i takt med nysnø og vind.

Det vil legge seg opp noen ustabile fokksnøflak i leområder over skoggrensa, særlig mot sør og øst. Det vil trolig bli lett å løse ut middels store skred i noen få heng.

Vær obs på at det kan ligge et vedvarende svakt lag under fokksnøen i heng som hadde gammel snø før dette snøfallet. Det gjelder ikke mange heng, men kan typisk være steder skiløpere oppsøker.

Husk at det ikke er såle i terrenget og at selv små skred kan få store konsekvenser pga oppstikkende steiner.
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