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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Wednesday 19.02.2020

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 there.

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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)

Tuesday 18. February 2020

Snøoverflata er prega av mildvêr søndag opp til omlag 1100 moh. Høgare til fjells fins tydelege fokksnøflak, skavlar og avblåste ryggar.

Under nysnøen er det skare og smelteomdanna snø frå tidlegare i vinter.

Midvêr i helga har gitt høgare snøgrense, men framleis skiføre frå omlag 500 moh.

Etter høge temperaturar søndag er snøgrensa mandag på omlag 700 moh.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 18. February 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -4 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 19. February 2020

2-4 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the evening. -6 °C to -2 °C at 1100 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

Vêrsituasjonen vert betrakteleg endra onsdag. Det er ikkje venta meir pålagring og eldre store fokksnøflak frå siste dagane vil gradvis bli stabilisert. Naturleg utløyste skred vert mindre aktuelt, og skiløparutløyste skred i fokksnøen er hovudproblemet.
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