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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Wednesday 08.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger. Avoid convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

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)

Tuesday 7. December 2021

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen, men på grunn av kraftig vind den siste perioden er lokalt mye snø i forsenkninger og renner. Mye terreng og steiner preger snøoverflaten. Under 600 moh ligger siste dagers nysnø på bar bakke. Fra 600 moh er snøfordelingen ujevn og flekkvis.

Det er observert kantkorn ved bakken i Sirdal. Dette regnes foreløpig ikke som et skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 7. December 2021

4-7 mm precipitation. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l. Moderate gale from southeast. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 8. December 2021

4 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Gale from east. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1100 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

Det kan være lett å løse ut skred i områder med ferske og myke nysnøflak. Skredfaren ventes å være høyest sørøst i varslingsregionen hvor det er varslet mest nedbør. Mest utsatt er leområder med helning mot nord og vest der vinden legger fra seg snø.

Husk at selv små skred kan føre til stor skade grunnet mye oppstikkende stein i terrenget.
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