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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Tuesday 18.02.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger there.

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 (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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)

Monday 17. February 2020

Snøoverflata er prega av mildvêr søndag opp til omlag 1100 moh. Høgare til fjells fins tydelege fokksnøflak, skavlar og avblåste ryggar.

Under nysnøen er det skare og smelteomdanna snø frå tidlegare i vinter.

Midvêr i helga har gitt høgare snøgrense, men framleis skiføre frå omlag 500 moh.

Etter høge temperaturar søndag er snøgrensa mandag på omlag 700 moh.

Mountain weather

Monday 17. February 2020

40 mm precipitation, up to 65 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -3 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 18. February 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -4 °C to -1 °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

Framleis krevjande skredforhold i regionen der naturleg utløyste skred i høgfjellet er mogleg. Fokksnøproblemet i fjellet vert meir utbreidd etter kvart som det kjem meir snø. Det er likevel gunstig temperatur for stabilisering og faregraden er vurdert uendra. Under mildvêrsgrensa kan våte skred løysast ut, men etter fleire dagar med regn er det venta mindre aktivitet.
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