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Avalanche warning for region Indre Sogn Wednesday 30.12.2020

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 here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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)

Tuesday 29. December 2020

Snøoverflata i fjellet består av mjuk vindpakka snø, og ein finn laussnø i skjerma områder. Underliggande snødekke er stort sett stabilt.

Natt til tysdag har det kome 1-2 cm nysnø i Jostedal

Mountain weather

Tuesday 29. December 2020

No precipitation. Cloudy.

Wednesday 30. December 2020

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

Fokksnøen stabiliserar seg raskt på grunn av gunstige temperaturar under snøfallet i helga og på måndag. I dei delane av regionen som grensar mot Jotunheimen og Hallingdal kan det vere vedvarande svake lag som er mogeleg å påverke i snødekket.
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