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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Monday 02.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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 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
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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)

Sunday 1. March 2020

Det er meir snø i regionen enn på mange år. Snømengdene er fordelt normalt med mest i aust og sørvendte leområder. Ryggar og toppar er avblåst, og det er mange stader bygd seg opp store toppskavlar. Rask uttørking av snødekket grunna stor temperaturforskjell i snøen. Kraftig vind frå søraust laurdag pregar no snødekket.

Det er observert kantkornutvikling under og i eldre skarelag og i snøoverflata, men det er førebels ikkje eit skredproblem.

Observasjon på skiløparutløst skred ved Dyrdalstind laurdag. Ikkje personskade.

Mountain weather

Sunday 1. March 2020

1-3 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -10 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 2. March 2020

2-5 mm precipitation. Breeze from east. -9 °C to -2 °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

Litt nysnø og vind vil delvis fornye skredproblemet med fersk fokksnø i leområder. Dei store fokksnømengdene frå tidlegare vil trenge noko tid til stabilisering, men skredfaretendensen er synkande. Der det er sigesprekker er det forhold for glideskred.
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