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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 11.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Not much snow and generally safe conditions. Smaller slabs of wind deposited snow can be triggered in isolated features in the alpine.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new snow
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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)

Friday 10. May 2019

Tidligere i vår smeltet det mye snø, mens det de siste dagene tidvis har kommet nysnø ned til 800 moh. Snøgrensen varierer mellom 800 moh i nordvendte og skyggefulle plasser, til over 1100 moh i mer soleksponerte steder. Det er mye bare flekker i lavere fjellområder. Der hvor nysnøen legger seg på bar bakke smelter den fort.

Mountain weather

Friday 10. May 2019

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southeast. -2 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 11. May 2019

4-8 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest. -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

Snøskredfaren er knyttet til nysnø og vind de siste dagene. Der det kom mest snø og det det har vært mest vind på fredag kan det være lett å løse ut skred i den ferske nysnøen, men hvor store skredene blir vil avhenge av hvor godt snøen er bundet. Der hvor vinden har fått litt mer tak og flakene er hardere, kan det kanskje ventes middels store skred

Utover dagen, når temperaturen stiger og solen får fuktet opp den nyeste snøen kan vi vente små, naturlig utløste skred i bratt solvendt terreng.
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