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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 11.12.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Demanding conditions, avoid areas with fresh wind deposited snow. It is also possible to trigger a persistant weak layer in the old snow in bowls and gullies, in all alpine expositions.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

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
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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)

Tuesday 10. December 2019

Fersk fokksnø av ulik hardheit og mengde preger snødekket i høgda. Djupare i snødekket er det fuktig og delvis smelteformer av ulik hardheit, og det kan være aktivt kantkorn i dei høgaste områda på fjellet. Lågare i fjellet er snødekket meir varmepåvirka.

Det er svakt lag av kantkorn nede ved bakken og det er observasjonar på at laget kan være aktivt igjen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 10. December 2019

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from northwest, changing to gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -13 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 11. December 2019

30 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest. -6 °C to -1 °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

Kraftig vind og store nedbørsmengder som snø i fjellet vil gi mykje fersk fokksnø i mange heng. I dei områda som får mest nedbør som snø er det forhold for store naturleg utløyste skred.
Svakt lag av kantkorn kan ved stor pålagring gi store skred som går til bakken. Under mildværsgrensa er det forhold for våte skred.
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