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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Thursday 23.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow. Be aware, when the wind picks up the danger will increase. In the alpine, weak layer of facets may be present, but is generally hard to trigger due a thick layer of melt-freeze crust.

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

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)

Wednesday 22. December 2021

Onsdag kom det noe nysnø som har lagt seg over hard, bærende skare fra forrige ukes mildvær.

Mildværet har trolig tatt knekken på svake lag under 1100 moh. Over denne høyden finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn dannet under kuldeperioden i november.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 22. December 2021

6-10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Calm/light breeze from south. -14 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 23. December 2021

1-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Thursday night. Breeze from east, changing to fresh breeze from the north during the evening. -17 °C to -6 °C at 1400 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

Det kan være lett å løse ut skred der det har lagt seg ferske fokksnøflak. Særlig høyt til fjells, nær topper og rygger der vinden har vært kraftigst kan det ligge ustabile flak.
Fokksnøflakene kan ligge over glatt skare.
En vindøkning utover dagen fører til dannelse av nye flak og skredfaren øker.
Høyt til fjells der det ikke finnes bærende skare, kan det fortsatt være mulig å påvirke vedvarende svake lag i snødekket.
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