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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Thursday 06.12.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Some fresh snow in small bowls and gullies. Risk of small avalanches here. There is less or no snow otherwise in the terrain.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Wednesday 5. December 2018

Nysnøen strekk seg no ned mot fjordnivå. Observasjonar viser 10- 15 cm her, og vesentleg meir i høgda. Dette er første større snøfall sidan midt i oktober. Nysnøen ligg stort sett på ein bar bakke med barfrost frå siste kuldeperiode. Over 1000 moh er det enkelte fonner av gammelsnøen frå oktober. Denne gammelsnøen er smelteomvandla og hard, og ligg spredt i forsenkingar og små botnar i terrenget.

Ikkje observert skredaktivitet

Observasjonar onsdag viser 10-15 cm snø ved fjordnivå, og kraftig snøfokk i høgda.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 5. December 2018

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 6. December 2018

Little to no precipitation. Calm/light breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -16 °C to -7 °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

Nysnø frå tirsdag og fokksnø frå onsdag får tid til å stabilisere seg og skredfaretendensen er synkande. Snøen, skredproblemet og skiføret er i forsenkingane i terrenget, det er lite snø og avblåst ellers i terrenget. Aukande vind frå SØ utpå dagen kan gje noko vindtransport av snø i nye leområder mot NV.
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