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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Thursday 27.02.2020

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in steep terrain with wind deposited snow.

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 26. February 2020

Det er meir snø i regionen enn på mange år. Snømengdene er fordelt normalt med mest i aust og sørvendte leområder. Ryggar og toppar er avblåst, men mindre vindherja snødekke enn vanleg også mot høgdedrag. Rask uttørking av snødekket etter helga grunna stor temperaturforskjell i snøen.

Det er observert kantkornutvikling under eldre skarelag og i snøoverflata, men det er førebels ikkje eit skredproblem.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 26. February 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast. -18 °C to -12 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 27. February 2020

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from south. -18 °C to -9 °C at 1400 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

Vind frå sørleg kant kan legge opp litt fersk fokksnø i leområder mot nord og nordvest. Klarvær gir kantkornutvikling høgt i snødekket. Dette tek ut spenning i eldre fokksnø. Saman med fleire og sterkare bindingar mellom fokksnøflak og underliggande lag bidreg dette til stabilisering.
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