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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Monday 11.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The danger increases if the windspeed picks up. Be careful in terrain traps and big steep slopes. Wait until the fresh snow has stabilized. Avoid areas below glide cracks.

Avalanche problems

New 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

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)

Sunday 10. May 2020

De siste dagene har det lagt seg nysnø fra ca 450 moh. Lørdag var det fuktig opp til ca 1000 moh, men tørt i fjellet. Fra søndag kjøligere. Fra ca 7-800 moh ligger det under nysnøen et bærende skarelag over smelteomvandlet eldre snø. Noen avblåste partier på utsatte rygger. I leområder finnes nysnøflak. Det er fortsatt mye snø fra 7-800 moh og store skavler.

Mountain weather

Sunday 10. May 2020

4-6 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest. -10 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 11. May 2020

8 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from northwest. -10 °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

Bygevær med vind og snø vil danne ustabile nysnøflak i fjellet. Skredfaren er knyttet til hvor mye vind det blir. Mer vind vil føre til økt skredfare med flere heng der kan man kan løse ut større skred.

Selv om faren for glideskred har avtatt grunnet kaldere vær bør man allikevel unngå terreng under glidesprekker. Slike skred er svært vanskelig å forutse og kan gå uten synlige faretegn.
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