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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 08.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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 a few 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)

Friday 7. January 2022

Snøoverflaten har vært fuktig opp til 12-1300 moh gjennom nyttårshelgen. Dette finnes nå igjen som skarelag under den nye snøen.
De siste dagene har det kommet 40-60 cm ny snø mange steder. Ved skoggrensen ligger denne ubunden og fin. I høyden har det vært periodevis kraftig vind og snøen er mange steder bundet i flak av varierende hardhet.

Under 1200 moh. er snødekket stort sett fast og smelteomvandlet.

Mountain weather

Friday 7. January 2022

8-12 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -12 °C to -6 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 8. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the evening. -16 °C to -6 °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

Flakdannelser i høyden er fortsatt problemet. Disse vil trenge tid for å stabilisere seg i det kalde været og det vil fortsatt være mulig å løse ut str 2 skred på utsatte plasser. Typisk bak rygger og ved inngangen til renner eller heng. Mulighet for litt ny snø og kraftig vind utover dagen vil også bidra til å fornye problemet.
Det finnes nå flak fra de siste dagene i mange himmelretninger og det kan være vanskelig å vurdere stabiliteten til de ulike flakene.
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