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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Monday 20.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Favorable conditions. Some rain give increased danger of wet avalanches. Small glide avalanches are also possible.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow 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)

Loose 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)

Sunday 19. May 2019

Det er lite snø igjen i terrenget og man må stort sett over 1100-1300 moh for å finne sammenhengende skiføre.
Hele snødekket består nå i hovedsak av smelteomvandlet snø og er stabilt.

Siste tiden har vært høye temperaturer både natt og dag i regionen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 19. May 2019

3-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from east. 3 °C to 10 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 20. May 2019

4-8 mm precipitation. Breeze from east. 3 °C to 9 °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

Det minker med snø i regionen, og forholdene er generelt stabile. Litt nedbør og stigende temperatur gjør at det vil kunne gå enkelte naturlig utløste små våte løssnøskred i bratt terreng. Enkelte mindre glideskred kan også forekomme.
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