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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Thursday 23.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow in the high mountains, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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)

Wednesday 22. January 2020

Under ca 1200-1300 moh er snødekket påvirket av smelte/fryse-syklus etter mildværet mandag. Her ligger det et skarelag nær overflaten, lokalt med ferske nysnøflak over.
Over mildværsgrensa ligger det ferske fokksnøflak i Ø fjellsider med varierende fasthet.

Etter mildværet mandag er svake lag nå stort sett er begrenset til enkelte lommer i høyfjellet over ca 1400 der snødekket er tynt.
Under det siste skarelaget er det fuktig snø flere steder etter mildværet. Ved kalde forhold kan dette vokse til kantkorn.

Tirsdag ble det observert snøfokk ved Hemsedal på ca 1200 moh.
Hemsedal skisenter (1344moh) har hatt V kuling siste 3 døgn.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 22. January 2020

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the west during renoon. -9 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 23. January 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from west. -4 °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

Vind og nysnø gir ferske fokksnøflak i Ø fjellsider. Det gamle snødekket under ca 1300 moh er stort sett stabilt etter smelte/fryse-syklus, så skredproblemet er knyttet til ferske fokksnøflak og skredfaren ventes å være økende med høyden der vinden er sterkest og det kommer mest nysnø.
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