Avalanche warning for region Jotunheimen Thursday 14.05.2020

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 1 - Small • Few steep slopes NE, E, SE above 1600 masl

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust • Within a meter • The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Difficult to trigger • Few steep slopes NE, E, SE above 1600 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 2 - Medium • Some steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 1300 masl • Setter 1300 moh som høyde siden jeg ikke har vært lavere.

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust • Within half a meter • The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • Few steep slopes N, NE, E, NW above 1500 masl

• Dry slab avalanche • Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The overlying slab is soft. • Easy to trigger • 1 - Small • SE, S, SW above 1000 masl

• Loose wet avalanche • Loose snow • Spontaneous release • 1 - Small • Few steep slopes SE, S, SW, W below 1500 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Easy to trigger • 1 - Small • N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 1300 masl • Mest sannsynleg i alle himmelretningar, men fant i NØ, N og SV.

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within half a meter • The weak layer collapses easily and clean (easy propagation). The collapsing weak layer is thin < 3 cm. The overlying slab is soft. A big and identifiable crystal in the weak layer. • Very easy to trigger • 1 - Small • Many steep slopes N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 1300 masl • Mulig i alle himmelretningar, men fant det i alle fall i desse himmelretningane på 1300 moh.

• Loose snow • Few steep slopes S, SW, W below 1300 masl

Avalanche Problems

• Dry slab avalanche • Buried weak layer of new snow • Within a meter • The overlying slab is soft. • Difficult to trigger • 2 - Medium • N, NE, W above unknown masl