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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Sunday 14.06.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to areas with glide-cracks

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

Glide avalanches

on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Wet snow/melting near the ground

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.

Mountain weather

Saturday 13. June 2020

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. 3 °C to 17 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

Sunday 14. June 2020

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. 5 °C to 18 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Høye temperaturer over flere dager øker snøsmeltinga og svekker snødekket.
Varmen vil gi fare for våte løssnøskred. Disse kan løses ut naturlig eller av skikjører. De fleste vil nok være små, men enkelte middels store kan forekomme.
Det er bratt terreng i høyfjellet som er mest utsatt. Her er snøen minst omdannet fra før.
Faren for glideskred som løsner på bratte sva vedvarer, fordi mer smeltevann vil renne i bunnen av snødekket. De fleste store skred har allerede løsnet, men enkelte større skred kan likevel ikke utelukkes.
Det finnes fortsatt områder med store skavler som svekkes i varmen. Unngå ferdsel under og nær disse.
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