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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 23.03.2019

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Dangerous avalanche conditions due to large amounts of new snow and strong winds. Natural avalanches are likely. Avoid avalanche terrain.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily trigger avalanches on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Friday 22. March 2019

Snøoverflaten består av smelteformer, torsdag og fredag har det vært mildvær og gjenfrysing høyt i fjellet. Over mildværsgrensa fredag er snøoverflata vindpåvirket.

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

I ytre strøk av varslingsregionen er det ikke snø i lavlandet.

Mountain weather

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.

Saturday 23. March 2019

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west, changing to gale from the west during the afternoon. -7 °C to -3 °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

Snø og kraftig vind vil føre til dannelse av nysnøflak, mest utsatt er heng mot NØ og Ø. Stor pålagring vil kunne føre til at det går naturlig utløste skred. Dersom det kommer maksimalt av meldt nedbør vil faregraden i høyden over skoggrensa bli stor.
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