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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Friday 22.03.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
General unstable conditions. Wet avalanches are expected. In the mountains where precipitation falls as snow, avoid new and fresh stormslabs.

Avalanche problems

Wet 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).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

Thursday 21. March 2019

Natt til torsdag var det regn og mildvær høyt til fjells. Snøoverflaten er trolig fuktig i store deler av regionen. Over mildværsgrensa er snøoverflaten vindpåvirket.

Det kan finnes lag av kantkorn i isolerte helninger over 1000 moh.

Mandag er det observert flakskred i sørvendt helning sør for Finse. Søndag gikk det et flakskred over Fv 7 ved Storelia, mandag ble det gjennomført kunstig utløsning av skred i samme området ved Fv 7.

Det er ikke observert vedvarende svake lag i snødekket den siste perioden.

Mountain weather

Thursday 21. March 2019

25 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to breeze from the west during the evening. -5 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 22. March 2019

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from south, changing to gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to 2 °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

Høye temperaturer høyt til fjells gir fortsatt fare for våte skred. Ettersom mildværet har stått på en stund vil skredfaren gå ned, men det kan ta noe tid før mildværet trekker ned til vedvarende svake lag.
Over mildværsgrensa snø og vind gi ferske fokksnøflak, mest utsatt er heng mot NV-N-Ø.
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