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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Sunday 24.12.2023

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in areas with fresh windslabs. You can easily trigger avalanches. Avalanches can release naturally at lower elevations where the temperature increase and it rains on the snow.

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)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Saturday 23. December 2023

Det har kommet svært mye nysnø i regionen torsdag-fredag. Nysnøen er vindpåvirket over skoggrensen. Men det er også myk fin snø å finne. Dette ligger oppå snø som ble omdannet i mildværet 16.12. Milværet ga et vått snødekke opp mot minst 1300 moh.

Det kan ha blitt dannet nytt kantkorn rundt mildværsskaren fra 16.12. Den ferske snøen fra denne uken kan ligge oppå dette. Det har ikke kommet inn noen observasjoner av faretegn på dette laget.

Torsdag til fredag kom det 50-60 cm nysnø i regionen.

Mountain weather

Saturday 23. December 2023

2 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from west. -20 °C to -6 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 24. December 2023

8-12 mm precipitation. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southeast. -16 °C to -6 °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 lett å løse ut skred i ferske fokksnøflak i leområder. Enkelte skred kan bli store. Varierende vindretning gjør at skredproblemet kan finnes i flere himmelretninger.
Stigende temperaturer og nedbør som regn vil svekke snødekket under mildværsgrensen. Faren for naturlig utløste våte skred øker utover dagen.
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