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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Saturday 10.04.2021

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid lee areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Naturally triggered avalanches may occur in sun exposed terrain.

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

New snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow
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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)

Friday 9. April 2021

Vindtransportert snø fra de siste dager dekker mye av terrenget, med mest snø i øst- og sørvendte leområder. Den gamle snøoverflaten er generelt bærende med skare og smelteformer. Det er relativt store variasjoner på snømengde innad i regionen. Det ligger snø på bakken fra ca. 200 moh, men det er generelt lite snø for årstiden i regionen.

Mountain weather

Friday 9. April 2021

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 10. April 2021

4-7 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -8 °C to -3 °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

Været roer seg og faren for naturlig utløste skred avtar. Fersk fokksnø må fremdeles betraktes som ustabil og skiløpere kan løse ut store skred.

Dersom sola titter fram vil det være fare for naturlig utløste skred og skavlbrekk i fjellsider med dirkete solinnstråling.
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