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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Friday 24.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
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

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)

Thursday 23. December 2021

Onsdag kom det 5 - 15 cm nysnø som har lagt seg over hard, bærende skare fra forrige ukes mildvær.

Skarelaget finnes opp til 1300 - 1400 moh, og under skaren finnes kantkorn. Over denne høyden finnes vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn, under skare eller langs bakken.

Det ble observert rim og noe oppbyggende omvandling på myk snøoverflate 23. desember.

Mountain weather

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.

Friday 24. December 2021

2 mm precipitation, up to 7 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from northwest. -21 °C to -10 °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.
Mange steder vil det ligge ubunden snø over hard skare, i disse områdene er skredfaren liten.
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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