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Avalanche warning for region Jotunheimen Saturday 04.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. There may be pockets with a persistent weak layer beneath the wind depposited snow.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow beneath a crust
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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 3. December 2021

Det finst litt fokksnø i leformasjonar i fleire himmelretningar. Det er generellt lite snø i terrenget men nok til at det er skiføre over 1000 moh.

Under skarelag høgt i snødekket har det danna seg lag av kantkorn. Ved bakken finst det også vedvarande svakt lag av kantkorn og begergrystallar.

Fredag vert det observert rim på fokksnø nord i regionen ved Grotli.

Mountain weather

Friday 3. December 2021

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the evening. -27 °C to -14 °C at 1800 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 4. December 2021

4-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from southeast. -17 °C to -11 °C at 1800 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

Sterk vind av forskjellege vindretningar dei siste dagane gjer at det kan finnast fersk fokksnø i dei fleste himmelretningane. Det kan vere lett å løyse ut skred i denne snøen. Stablisering går sakte i låge temperaturar.
Under skare finst det eit vedvarande svakt lag av kantkorn, men det er usikkert kor aktivt dette skredproblemet er.
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