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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Wednesday 01.12.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Small amounts of snow, low avalanche danger.

Avalanche problems

New snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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 30. November 2021

Natt til tysdag kom det 10 cm nysnø, det låg også noko nysnø frå tidlegare. Mange stader ligg denne laussnøen rett på bakken og det er kun i enkelte skjerma leformasjonar ein finn fast underliggande snø. Det er generelt lite snø i regionen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 1. December 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from northwest. -17 °C to -9 °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

Det er generelt lite snø i terrenget. Det kan vere mogeleg å løyse ut små laussnøskred i bratt terreng. Største fare for folk som ferdast i fjellet vil vere fall mot steinar som ikkje er dekka av snø enno.
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