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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Sunday 24.01.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the soft wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface
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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)

Saturday 23. January 2021

Snøoverflata over skoggrensa er prega av landvinden frå søraust. I skjerma terrengformasjonar og i skogen kan det vere mjukare flak og laus snø. Ryggformasjonar er avblåst.

Det er snø ned til fjorden, og brukbart skiføre frå 2-300 moh.

Kantkorn og rim i overflata danna rett etter nyttår er mange stadar dekka av fokksnø. I tillegg finst det kantkorn kring skarelag djupt i snødekket.

Mountain weather

Saturday 23. January 2021

7-10 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the south during the evening. -9 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 24. January 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from south. -13 °C to -7 °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

Fokksnøflak danna i vind frå søraust kan løysast ut, med størst sjanse for det der flaka er mjuke. Enkelte stader kan fokksnøflaka ligge på svake lag av kantkorn. Sjansen for å løyse ut skred i desse flaka er størst der flaka er tynne.

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