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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Friday 26.02.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Unstable conditions due to wind slabs in lee areas. Persistent weak layers may also be triggered where the snow cover is thin.

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

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 25. February 2021

Snødekke er smelteomvandlet til topps. Det er lite eller ingen snø igjen i lavlandet og det er lite snø for årstiden i fjellet.

Tidligere kantkornlag er nå stabilisert av mildværet.

Mountain weather

Thursday 25. February 2021

30 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the west during the evening. -2 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 26. February 2021

14 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest. -2 °C to 1 °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

Skiløper kan lett løse ut skred der nedbøren kommer som snø. Ustabile fokksnøflak vil legge seg i le for vind fra nordvest og her vil det være lettest å løse ut skred. Det kan gå glideskred som følge av mye vann i snødekket over lang tid. Disse går helst der terrenget under er glatt, feks på sva. Åpne sprekker i snøen er faretegn.

Fjordnære fjell og store deler av lavlandet har lite eller ingen snø og lavere skredfare.
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