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Avalanche warning for region Voss Wednesday 03.03.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions. Be careful in areas with wind slabs at high altitudes. At lower altitudes, the snow pack is stable, if there is any snow at all.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few 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 2. March 2021

Snødekket er i stor grad vått eller smelteomdanna høgt til fjells. Etter kalde netter fryser overflaten til og gir bærende skare. Over ca. 1100 moh. finns fersk vindpåvirka nysnø.

I austlege delar av regionen over ca. 1400 moh. kan det framleis finnast svake lag av kantkorn danna under kuldeperioda i januar-februar.

Tirsdag morgen var temperaturen på Vikafjellet (910 moh) +0 °C, og det blåste 4 m/s frå sør.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 2. March 2021

2 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from southwest. -2 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 3. March 2021

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from northwest. -8 °C to 1 °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

Hovedutfordringa i høgfjellet er truleg fokksnøflak. Vér forsiktig der fersk fokksnø viser tegn til oppsprekking eller dårleg binding til underliggande snø. Høgt til fjells og aust i regionen kan det vere svake kantkornlag i snødekket. Disse er generelt vanskeleg å påvirke.
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