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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Tuesday 25.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
In areas with large amounts of new snow large avalanches could be triggered. Otherwise are fairly stable snowpack is expected.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches 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

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)

Monday 24. January 2022

Lavlandet bære preg av mildvær.
I høyfjellet over ca. 1200 moh. består snøoverflaten av fokksnø med varierende hardhet, i vindutsatt terreng er det avblåst til bakken eller skare.

Det gamle snødekket antas stabilt etter flere runde med mildvær.

Mandag er det registret et stort skred (str 3) på Saudehornet.

Lørdag nådde mildværet ca 1200 moh.

Mountain weather

Monday 24. January 2022

18-22 mm precipitation. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Monday night. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the afternoon. -8 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 25. January 2022

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -10 °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

Skredfaren er størst i områdene som fikk mye snø på mandag.
Her kan trolig skredene bli store.

Nysnøgrensen trekker lengre ned, men her vil nysnø legge seg på et stabilt underlag.

Men milde temperaturer og mye fukt i snøen gjør at det stabiliseres raskt.

Områder uten fersk fokksnø vil ha mer stabile forhold.
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