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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Monday 25.03.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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)

Sunday 24. March 2019

Laurdag og søndag har det vore snøver og sterk vind i regionen. Det ligg stadvis mykje fersk fokksnø i leheng. Den gamle snøen er prega av mildvær, nedbør og hard vind. I høgda er dei mest vindutsatte ormåder bare, eller avblåst ned til skare. I låglandet er varmen i ferd med å omdanne snøen til grovkorna.

Det er observasjonar på tjukke kantkornlag under tjukke, bærande skarelag.

Søndag vert det observert 2 små naturleg utløyste skred i fjella ved Sudndalen.

Laurdag og søndag vert det meldt om mykje vindtransport av snø i regionen

Mountain weather

Sunday 24. March 2019

4 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 25. March 2019

No precipitation. Breeze from northwest, changing to gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to -4 °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

Fokksnøen frå dei siste dagane vil stabilisere seg, men vindauke om ettermddagen kan føre til ny pålagring av fersk fokksnø i leheng. Kor mykje pålagring det vert kjem an på kor mykje laussnø som ligg igjen i terrenget. Der sola varmar snødekket kan det gå små laussnøskred.
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