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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Wednesday 27.02.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Decreasing temperatures are stabilising the snow pack. Persistent weak layers are the main problem at higher elevations.

Avalanche problems

Wet 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 faceted snow above a crust

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 26. February 2019

Snødekket har vore utsett for mildvêr over lengre tid og er i stor grad gjennomsmelta.

Etter mildvêret den siste tida er det begrensa med svake lag i snødekket, med unntak av utsette område høgt til fjells. Der vil det vere mest aktuelt i austvendte leheng sidan det finst mest fokksnø over svake lag der. Det er lite snø i vestvendte heng.

Det er ikkje meldt om skredaktivitet dei siste døgna.

Tysdag føremiddag er det overskya, rolege vindforhold i regionen og 2 ºC på 1344 moh i Hemsedals skisenter.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 26. February 2019

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. -2 °C to 4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 27. February 2019

0-3 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -6 °C to 0 °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

Synkande temperatur verkar stabiliserande på snødekket. Ein må framleis vere merksam på at ein kan påverke vedvarande svake lag i høgfjellet, spesielt der snødekket er tynt.
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