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Avalanche warning for region Voss Wednesday 08.05.2024

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Favorable conditions. Heat give increased danger of wet loose avalanches. Glide avalanches and are possible and cornices are unpredictable and can release when you least expect it.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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)

Tuesday 7. May 2024

Snødekket er i hovedsak grovkorna og smelteomvandlet. I høyfjellet kan det fortsatt være hardhetsforskjeller i snødekket og intakte skare- eller islag, men det ser ut til at smeltevann generelt drenerer godt uten å hope seg opp i lag i snødekket.
Bratt og solrikt terreng har lite eller ingen snø igjen under 900m. Fortsatt skiføre i høyfjellet.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 7. May 2024

2-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Calm/light breeze from southwest. 1 °C to 7 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 8. May 2024

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southwest. 0 °C to 8 °C at 1100 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

Snødekket er generelt stabilt, men der snøoverflaten er våt og myk kan det være mulig å løse ut små våte løssnøskred. Skredstørrelsen vil øke i takt med brattheten og størrelsen på terrenget.

Hold god avstand til skavler og glidesprekker. Skavlbrudd og glideskred er uforutsigbare.
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