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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Sunday 28.04.2024

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 cornices and areas with glide-cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

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)

Saturday 27. April 2024

Snødekket er generelt smelteomdannet og snøgrensen kryper oppover. På de høyeste toppene kan det ligge tørre fokksnøflak i nordvendte heng.

Snøgrensa varierer mellom 500 og 900 moh, og er lavest i skyggesider i indre strøk.

Lokalt er det observert litt kantkorn mellom gammelt smelteomvandlet snødekke og nyere fokksnø. Men dette har ikke gitt noen respons i form av skred, faretegn eller utslag på tester.

Mountain weather

Saturday 27. April 2024

No precipitation. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 28. April 2024

No precipitation. 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 små løssnøskred i bratt terreng.

Mye vann i snødekket kan gi naturlig utløste glideskred. Unngå opphold under glidesprekker og kjente glideskredområder.

På de høyeste toppene kan det komme nedbør som snø. Dette kan danne ferske fokksnøflak. Disse ventes å stabilisere seg raskt i de høye temperaturene.
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