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Avalanche warning for region Voss Saturday 07.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Wet avalanches can occur where the snow is wet. Be careful beneath and in the vicinity of cornices.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some 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)

Friday 6. March 2020

I fjellet er snøoverflaten vindpåvirket. I daler og andre vindskjermede formasjoner finnes løsere snø. Det er mer snø i fjellet enn normalt for årstiden.

Det er observert oppbygging av kantkorn høyt i snødekket. Dette er ikke vurdert å være et eget skredproblem, men dette kan endre seg raskt ved lave temperaturer og gi økt ustabilitet.

Mountain weather

Friday 6. March 2020

No precipitation. Breeze from south. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 7. March 2020

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the evening. -9 °C to -3 °C at 1100 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

Det er kan være mulig for en skiløper å løse ut flakskred i fokksnøen, som fortsatt trenger litt tid til stabilisering. De lave temperaturene tidligere i uka, kan gitt forhold for utvikling av kantkornlag i snødekket.

I sørvendte solhellinger kan det gå enkelte våte løssnøskred der sola får tak, typisk i områder med framstikkende berg.

Det kan være forhold for glideskred i enkeltheng, vær spesielt oppmerksom på dette i områder med glidesprekker.
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