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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Sunday 24.02.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The snow pack is considerably wet in the lower areas due to high temperatures and heavy rain. The wet snow is in general stable, but wet slabs and glide avalanches may be released in some exposed slopes. In the high mountains, however, unstable slabs may have been formed during previous snowfall.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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)

Saturday 23. February 2019

Snødekket er oppvarma og fuktig til topps. Det er gradvis meir finkorna og lagdelt til høgare ein kjem. Under ca 1000 moh er snødekket smelteomdanna, lite lagdelt, grovkorna og stabilisert. Meir snø i indre delar av regionen, i ytre er det langt å gå til skiføre.

Over omlag 1000 moh er det svakare lag av (fuktig) kantkorn i samband med skarelag.

Laurdag er det plussgrader til topps.

Mountain weather

Saturday 23. February 2019

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -2 °C to 3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 24. February 2019

2-4 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during the evening. -5 °C to 1 °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

Kjøligare vær gir mindre smelting i snødekket, men skya vær gjer at snødekket held seg fuktig og mjukt. Skredfaretendensen er lett synkande etterkvart som smeltevatn drenerer ut. I enkelte lommer kan lagdelingar fortsatt være så markerte at vatn hopar seg opp og flak blir løyst ut når bindingar blir svekka i varmen. Litt nysnø i høgda gir små flak i leområder. I områder med sigesprekker er det forhold for glideskred.
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