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Avalanche warning for region Voss Wednesday 05.12.2018

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Some new snow, but generally stable conditions. Medium size wind slabs in isolated areas are possible.

Avalanche problems

New 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)

Tuesday 4. December 2018

Nysnøen strekk seg no ned mot fjordnivå i dei indre stroka av regionen. Observasjonar viser 15- 20 cm i høgda. Vesentlig meir der vinden har lagt frå seg snø, totalt opp i 60 cm i leområder. Nysnøen ligg stort sett på ein bar bakke med barfrost frå siste kuldeperiode. Over 1200 moh er det enkelte fonner av gammelsnøen frå sist snøfall i oktober. Denne gammelsnøen er smelteomvandla og hard, og ligg spredt i forsenkingar og små botnar i terrenget.

Ikkje observert skredaktivitet

Mountain weather

Tuesday 4. December 2018

5 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during the evening. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 5. December 2018

6-10 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest. -13 °C to -5 °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

Nysnø og litt vind vil legge opp litt fersk fokksnø i leområdene. Dei totale mengdene snø er imidlertid såpass små at skredfaretendensen er venta å være synkande.
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