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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 01.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. 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. Avoid convex terrain.

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)

Friday 31. December 2021

Det er lite snø i regionen og spesielt vest i området er det lite skiføre under 1000 moh. Rundt Røldal er det flekkvis skare/smelteomvandlet snø.

Det har vore mildt høgt til fjells over store delar av regionen. Målestasjon på Finse viser plussgrader frå torsdag formiddag til fredag morgon.

Mountain weather

Friday 31. December 2021

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l Friday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 1. January 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -15 °C to -4 °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

Nedbør i form av snø i fjellet og vind vil føre til at det vert danna ferske fokksnøflak i leheng. Høge temperaturar gjer at stabiliseringa går fort, men det kan vere lett å løyse ut skred medan og like etter at flaka har blitt danna. Varierande vindretningar siste dagnae gjer at det no finst fokksnø i fleire himmleretningar.

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