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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Sunday 16.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions. 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 there. Especially avoid convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Saturday 15. January 2022

I fjellet har det de siste dagene lagt seg opp ferske fokksnøflak i leheng mot øst. Det gamle snødekket som ble vått onsdag og torsdag har fryst til i overflaten.

Fredag ble det observert mange store naturlig utløste skred som trolig hadde gått torsdag. Observasjonene ble gjort på vestsida av Fv. 63 i Indreeidsdalen.

Observasjoner lørdag viser at snødekket er fuktig og vått mot bakken.

Mountain weather

Saturday 15. January 2022

2-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 16. January 2022

18 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Sunday night. Moderate gale from west, changing to storm from the northwest during the evening. -10 °C to -1 °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

Store skred kan løsne av seg selv. Nysnø og svært kraftig vind fører til flakdannelse i sørøstvendte leheng. Skredfaren vil være størst fra formiddagen søndag.

Under mildværsgrensa kan det gå enkelte våte skred. Temperaturen er synkende gjennom dagen, så problemet med våte løssnøskred vil avta.

I områder hvor det fortsatt er mye vann nede i snødekket kan det gå enkelte store våte flakskred/glideskred selv om overflaten har fryst til. Dette er ikke tatt med som et skredproblem, siden det ikke er meldt inn observasjoner av aktive glidesprekker.
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