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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Saturday 04.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on slopes recently loaded with wind slabs. Large avalanches is not very likely but can in some cases be triggered by high additional loads. 

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)

Friday 3. January 2020

Kraftig vind, mye nedbør og høye temperaturer de siste dagene preger snødekket. Vestlig vind har tidligere lagt opp mye snø i leområder mot Ø. Under 1000 moh har det vært stor snøsmelting og det er generelt lite snø i regionen, spesielt i vestlige deler.

Mountain weather

Friday 3. January 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from west. -6 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 4. January 2020

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during renoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Synkende temperatur, dreiende vind og noe ny nedbør som snø vil gi noen ferske fokksnøflak i leheng over mildværgrensen, nå mot Ø til S. Det ventes å være lett å løse ut skred i nye flakdannelser. Fredagens fokksnøflak vil gradvis stabilisere seg og det skal mer til for å løse ut disse, men skred her kan bli større.
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