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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Thursday 27.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
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 here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Wednesday 26. February 2020

Snøoverflata ber preg av mykje nedbør og vind fram mot sist helg som ga snøtransport til austlege leområder. Dei siste dagane har vinden snudd og vi finn den ferskaste fokksnøen i nordvestlege leheng. Det er mest snø i indre delar av regionen, der kan ein vente å finne store skavlar i fjellet. Vindutsette parti som ryggar og toppar er avblesne ned til gamal skare eller barmark.

Der var tysdag observert fleire naturleg utløyste flakskred i austlege leheng under Storehornet og Skårasalen.
Måndag var det rapportert inn fleire observasjonar på flakskred og tørre laussnøskred i storleik 1-2 aust om Sætretindane. Naturleg utløyst.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 26. February 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -16 °C to -8 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 27. February 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from south. -15 °C to -6 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Dei ferskaste fokksnøflaka i leområder treng tid til å stabilisere seg. Lite vind gir lite ny vindtransport, og eldre fokksnø får gradvis mindre spenning og betre bindingar mot underlag.
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