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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Friday 11.01.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful on lee slopes with fresh wind slabs in the alpine. The danger level is low where the surface is hard.

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)

Thursday 10. January 2019

Snødekket er generelt tynt og ujevnt fordelt over skoggrensa. Mildvær og regn 4-5. januar fuktet og stabilisert det gamle snødekket opp til nær 1000 moh. Synkende temperatur har siden gitt en hard snøoverflate. Over denne ligger 10-20 cm nysnø fra mandag som er ujevnt fordelt i terrenget etter kraftig vind på tirsdag. Det er lite eller ingen snø i lavlandet.

Det er få observasjoner av snødekket fra regionen.
Torsdag formiddag var det stigende temperatur med plussgrader til ca 1200 moh og regn mange steder.

Mountain weather

Thursday 10. January 2019

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the west during the evening. -8 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 11. January 2019

No precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -10 °C to -2 °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

Over gårsdagens mildværsgrense vil det finnes fokksnøflak som fortsatt vil trenge tid for å stabilisere seg. Her vil det noen steder være mulig å løse ut små og middels store skred i bratte heng. Mest utsatt er bratte heng mot Ø.

Under mildværsgrensen ventes snødekket å stabilisere seg raskt med synkende temperatur.
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