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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Wednesday 15.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow at high elevations. Increasing temperature will weaken the snow cover temporarily.

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 easily 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 14. January 2020

Kraftig vind fra sørlig retning og mye nedbør den siste tiden har ført til betydelige mengder vindtransportert snø i Ø og NØ vendte leområder.

Rygger og utsatt terreng er blåst ned til gammelt snødekke. Det gamle snødekke består stort sett av smelteformar av ulik hardhet. Lite gammel snø under 700-800 moh.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 14. January 2020

30 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from south, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -4 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 15. January 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from south, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -3 °C to 2 °C at 1100 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 mye nedbør gir skredproblem med fokksnøflak i leområder.

Unngå ferdsel i leformasjoner hvor det legger seg opp ferske fokksnøflak, mest utsatt er leområder NV til NØ.

Under mildværsgrensa kan være fare for naturlig utløste våte snøskred.
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