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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 01.02.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wind deposited snow is the problem above the new snow line, lower down some naturally released wet avalanches can occur due to rain and rise in temperature.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet 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).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Glide avalanches

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Wet snow/melting near the ground
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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 31. January 2020

Det er stor variasjon i snødekket i regionen og generelt høy snøgrense. Det er sammenhengende snødekke fra 700-900 moh, høyest snøgrense i ytre del.
Forrige uke kom det godt med snø i høyden, mest i fjellområdene vest i regionen og tidvis med kraftig vind. Søndag blåste det kraftig fra SV og det ble meldt om kraftig snøfokk i høyden. Siden har det kommet litt ny snø med lite vind.
Det gamle snødekket er stabilt etter mildvær og gjenfrysing.

Mountain weather

Friday 31. January 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 1. February 2020

25 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -8 °C to 0 °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

Mye ny snø og vind ventes å gi en økning i skredfaren på lørdag. I høyden vil det dannes nysnøflak som kan være lett å løse ut. Snøen kan også legge seg over fredagens skredproblem og gi mulighet for store skred.

Under 1000 moh kan regn i snøen gi noen våte skred på utsatte plasser.

Vær også oppmerksom på faren for glideskred og unngå opphold under sigresprekker.
Avalanche danger scale Important information for ski touring
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