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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Thursday 03.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with recent wind slabs. The wind is picking up and turns to southeasterly direction. Snow on the ground will be eroded and deposited in wind sheltered slopes.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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 2. December 2020

Eit snøfall i starten av veka ga tørr laussnø frå om lag 600 moh og opp til om lag 1000 moh. Derfrå var snøen meir vindpåverka. Frå onsdag auka vinden, slik at overflata no vil vere generelt hardare og snødekket ujamt fordelt i terrenget.

Det vart tysdag observert fleire små skred i den dagsferske snøen i Sunnmørsalpane, både naturleg utløyste laussnøskred og skiløparutløyste flak.

Onsdag morgon bles det liten kuling frå sørvest på Roaldshornet (1050) i Stranda.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 2. December 2020

2-5 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest. -6 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 3. December 2020

2-5 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from southeast. -8 °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

Vinden aukar ytterlegare og dreier til søraustleg retning. Dette vil flytte snø som ligg på bakken frå før over i nye leområde. Der snødekket er samanhengande, kan ein løyse ut middels store skred i fersk fokksnø.
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