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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Monday 24.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Rapid forming wind slabs are expected. Large naturally released avalanches are possible. Use great caution in the alpine. Decreasing snow line.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

Sunday 23. January 2022

Lavlandet bærer 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 runder med mildvær.

Mountain weather

Sunday 23. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from west, changing to gale from the southwest during the evening. -3 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 24. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Monday night. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to gale from the west during the afternoon. -9 °C to 0 °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

En ny runde med nedbør og vind vil opprettholde faren i høyfjellet. Det er fare for store naturlig utløste skred.
Lokalt kan det komme en del nedbør. Kraftig vind danner raskt ustabile fokksnøflak.

Synkende nysnøgrense gjør at det legger seg nysnø lavere i terrenget.
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