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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Wednesday 22.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Favorable conditions. Rain and heat give increased danger of wet avalanches. Glide avalanches are possible.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily 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

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)

Tuesday 21. May 2019

Det er lite snø igjen i terrenget og man må stort sett over 1100-1300 moh for å finne sammenhengende skiføre. Mest snø ligger i renner og søkk som vender mot nord og øst. Vest- og sørvendt terreng har usammenhengende skiføre.
Observasjon fra Hemsedal mandag viser at snødekket er isotermt og består av smelteomvandlet snø som drenerer vann godt. Det er ikke observert lagdeling i snødekket.

Ingen skredaktivitet observert.

Siste tiden har det vært plussgrader hele døgnet helt til topps i regionen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. May 2019

2-4 mm precipitation. Breeze from east. 4 °C to 11 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 22. May 2019

19 mm precipitation, up to 31 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from southeast. 5 °C to 11 °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

Varme og regn til topps gir vått snødekke og fortsatt snøsmelting. Snødekket ventes å tåle regn og varme godt, men i enkelte bratte fjellsider kan det gå små våte løssnøskred der kommer mest regn.
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