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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Tuesday 19.12.2017

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
High temperature and rain elevate the danger of wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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
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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)

Monday 18. December 2017

Normal snøfordeling i regionen, rygger og topper er avblåst og det ligg gamle fokksnøflak i leområder, mest i Ø, men det vil også være mjukare snø lenger ned i terrenget. Snøgrensen ligger på 0-300 moh, lågast i indre del. Det gamle snødekket er i hovudsak stabilisert og skredproblemet er i samband med vind og fersk fokksnø frå sist onsdag og torsdag.

Det er ikkje observasjonar på definerte svake lag, men kaldare vær vil ha gitt forhold for kantkorndanning og rim.

Det er ikkje observert skredaktivitet siste dagane.

Mountain weather

Monday 18. December 2017

5-7 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest. -9 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 19. December 2017

3-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest. -4 °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

Regn og mildvær til topps kan gi kortvarig fare for våte skred. Fukt og varme trenger ned i svakare lag i snødekket slik at det lettare går i brudd. I låglandet kan det gå våte laussnøskred, i høgda våte flakskred. Faregraden blir vurdert til 2- moderat.
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