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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Tuesday 14.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
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 easily 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)

Monday 13. January 2020

Det gamle snødekket er kompakt og generelt preget av mye vind og nedbør som både regn og snø, samt store svingninger i temperatur. Søndag og mandag flyttet vinden snø til østvendte formasjoner der det også generelt ligger mest snø.

Det er tidligere observert vedvarende svakt lag i snødekket. Mildvær antas å ha nøytralisert vedvarende svake lag eller dannet bærende lag over. Betraktninger rundt utbredelse og egenskapene til de vedvarende svake lagene gjør at de ikke betraktes som skredproblem nå.

Mountain weather

Monday 13. January 2020

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest. -9 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 14. January 2020

8 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from south, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during renoon. -8 °C to -3 °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

Nedbør og kraftig vind fra sørlig retning opprettholder faren for skred i leområder med fersk vindtransportert snø. Utbredelsen av skredproblemet øker noe og en enkelt skiløper kan løse ut skred i fokksnøen.
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