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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Friday 15.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow. Naturally released loose avalanches can occur in steep sun exposed faces.

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

New snow (loose snow avalanches)

on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Thursday 14. May 2020

De siste dagene har det kommet noe nysnø med synkende snøgrense. Vind har fordelt den nye snøen ujevnt i terrenget. Under nysnøen er snødekket smelteomvandlet til ca. 1000 moh og noe høyere i bratt solvendt terreng. I høyfjellet er det fortsatt mye snø for årstiden. Det er store skavler flere steder.

Mountain weather

Thursday 14. May 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 16 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from west. -12 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 15. May 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the west during the evening. -8 °C to -4 °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

Økende vind utover dagen vil føre til ferske flakdannelser over tregrensen. Fersk, vindtransportert snø vil noen steder legge seg over løs nysnø og gi ustabilitet. Vær spesielt oppmerksom i skyggesider der stabilisering går langsomt.
Stigende temperatur utover dagen vil opprettholde problemet med oppvarming av fersk snø i bratte heng og gi fare for at mindre skred kan løsne av seg selv.

Det finnes store skavler etter mye vestavær i vinter. Hold god avstand til sigesprekker i snødekket. Det er et tydelig forvarsel på glideskred.
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