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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Friday 03.04.2020

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

Glide avalanches

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

Wet snow/melting near the ground

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 2. April 2020

Snøoverflata i fjellet består av fokksnø som er ujevnt fordelt etter kraftig vind torsdag. Under fokksnøen og på vindutsatte steder er det skare etter mildvær over 1000 moh forrige uke.
Det gamle snødekket er generelt stabilt og smelteomdanna høyt til fjells etter mange mildværsperioder gjennom vinteren.

Det er lite snø i lavlandet, men skiføre fra 500-600 moh.

Det finnes fortsatt rester av rim nede i snødekket, men dette blir gradvis ødelagt der snødekket er fuktig.

Det er kraftig snøfokk i fjellet torsdag og ved Blåsjø 1100 moh er blåser det liten storm fra V.

Mountain weather

Thursday 2. April 2020

25 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong gale from west, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during the afternoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 3. April 2020

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest. -9 °C to -4 °C at 1100 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

Mindre nedbør gir snødekket tid til stabilsering. Naturlig utløste flakskred blir mindre sannsynlig, men det vil fortsatt være mulig å løse ut store skred av en skiløper. Vær spesielt forsiktig der vinden danner ferske flak. Glideskred i kjente skredløp må fortsatt tas hensyn til da snødekket ventes å være tungt og vått.
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