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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 20.05.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Rising temperatures and solar radiation increase the risk of wet loose avalanches. Use caution on recently loaded slopes in the alpine. Wind slabs are generally hard to trigger, but could easily be triggered as temperature rises.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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 19. May 2020

De siste dagene har det kommet en del nysnø med synkende snøgrense. Til dels kraftig 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

Tuesday 19. May 2020

No precipitation. Breeze from northwest. -7 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 20. May 2020

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -6 °C to 3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Sol og stigende temperatur utover dagen vil forsterke problemet med våte skred. Naturlig utløste skred kan forekomme, særlig i heng som får sol. Nattefrost senker skredfaren på morgenen og skredproblemet vil være størst ut på ettermiddagen.

En eventuell kraftig temperaturstigning vil destabilisere fokksnøflak. Ellers vil de fortsette å stabilisere seg.

Unngå områder som er utsatt for glideskred.

Det er store skavler i fjellet, vær forsiktig ved ferdsel på rygger og topper. Husk på at skavlbrudd også kan løse ut skred i underliggende terreng.
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