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Avalanche warning for region Voss Tuesday 27.02.2024

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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The danger increases when the wind picks up. Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

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 above a crust
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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 26. February 2024

Hard vind og snø gir fokksnø av ulik hardheit i leområder. Fokksnøen er ujamnt fordelt. Ryggar og rabbar er avblåst. Det eldre snødekket er hardare og delvis smelteomdanna i låglandet etter mykje vind og mildvêr sist veke.

Kantkorn er observert ved skarelag i snødekket. Etter mildværet sist helg vil truleg mykje av overliggande snø være bærande.

Mountain weather

Monday 26. February 2024

2-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during renoon. Breeze from west. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 27. February 2024

14 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from south, changing to moderate gale from the south during the afternoon. -7 °C to -1 °C at 1100 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

Snø og tildels kraftig vind vil gje skredproblem med fersk fokksnø i leområder. Den kraftige vinden vil også flytte på eldre snø.

Skiløpar kan lett løyse ut skred i denne fokksnøen. I dei områda med mest nedbør kan skreda bli store.

Det er usikkert om svake lag av kantkorn fortsatt er tilstades, men dersom den ferske fokksnøen og svake lag av kantkorn er tilstades i samme heng, kan eventuelle skred bli forholdsvis større.
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