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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 01.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow at high elevations. Increasing temperature will weaken the snow cover temporarily.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Tuesday 31. December 2019

Det har kome mykje snø dei siste dagane, enkelte stadar opp i halvanna meter med snø i fjellet. Sterk vind har gjeve stor snøtranport inn i nordaustlege leheng. I låglandet har nedbøre kome som regn på snødekket.

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen under 700 moh, spesielt i vestlege delar.

Det har vore observert svakt lag kantkorn ved bakken, men utbreiinga av dette etter siste dagers mildveir og nedbør er førebels ukjent.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 31. December 2019

2 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 1. January 2020

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from west. -5 °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

Stigande temperatur vil svekke bindingar i snødekket. Det vil ligge store ustabile flak i austlege leheng som treng tid på å stabilisere seg.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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