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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 18.05.2019

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Favorable conditions. Rain and some snow high up give increased danger of wet avalanches. Glide avalanches are 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)

Friday 17. May 2019

Det gamle snødekket vart smelteomdanna under mildvêr i april, og dette er stort sett stabilt og drenerer smeltevatn godt. I nokre skjerma formasjonar i høgfjellet kan det ligge snø frå forrige veke som er våt, men ikkje omdanna. Under 1000 moh er det berre sporadisk skiføre.

Natt til fredag var det ikkje registrert minusgrader i regionen.

Mountain weather

Friday 17. May 2019

No precipitation. Strong breeze from east. 1 °C to 9 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 18. May 2019

2-5 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from east. 1 °C to 6 °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

Varme og litt regn gir snøsmelting og vått snødekke. I enkelte bratte heng er det forhold for våte laussnøskred, men det meste har rasa frå seg så skreda vil truleg være små. Der det er sigesprekker er det forhold for glideskred.
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