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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Sunday 11.04.2021

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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)

Saturday 10. April 2021

Vindtransportert snø fra de siste dager dekker mye av terrenget, med mest snø i øst- og sørvendte leområder. Snøoverflaten varierer mellom avblåst skare/fjell og vindpakket myk snø, noen enkelte steder vindpakket hard fokksnø. 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

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.

Sunday 11. April 2021

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from west. -14 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Clear skies.

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

Unngå solvendte brattheng og utløpsoner under! Sol vil føre til rask svekkelse i fjellsider med direkte innstråling. Det er sannsynlig at snøskred løsner av seg selv. Vær obs på skavler som svekkes i solen.

Vindtransportert snø i leområder ventes å ha stabilisert seg såpass at det nå kreves generelt stor tilleggsbelastning for å kunne løse ut skred. Vær likevel oppmerksom i overganger mellom tynt og tykt snødekke.
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