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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 12.01.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Friday 11. January 2019

Det har kome 10 til 15 cm snø over omlag 1000 moh i sterk vind frå V. Under denne høgda har nedbøren kome som regn.

Snødekket er generelt tynt og ujamt fordelt over skoggrensa. Mildveir og regn i starten på januar har fukta og stabilisert det gamle snødekket opp til nær 1000 moh. Synkande temperatur har sidan gitt ei hard snøoverflate.

Det er lite eller ingen snø i låglandet.



Fredag føremiddag er det delvis skya, synkande temperatur og sterk vind frå NV i fjella.

Mountain weather

Friday 11. January 2019

No precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -10 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 12. January 2019

1-3 mm precipitation. Breeze from northwest. -10 °C to -5 °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 finst fokksnøflak i renner, søkk og lesider mot NØ-Ø-SØ over 900 moh. Her vil det nokre stader vere mogleg å løyse ut små og middels store skred.
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