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Avalanche warning for region Jotunheimen Wednesday 22.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
High temperature and rain elevate the danger of wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wet 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).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Tuesday 21. May 2019

Snødekket er i stor grad preget av varme. Observasjon fra Hurrungane søndag sier våt snøoverlate opp til 1900 moh i alle himmelretninger. Snødekket består generelt av smelteomvandlete kornformer og drenerer smeltevann godt, men i skyggevendte områder i høyden kan det fortsatt finnes finkornet snø, lagdeling og skarelag som kan samle opp vann.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 21. May 2019

2-5 mm precipitation. Breeze from southeast. 3 °C to 8 °C at 1800 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 22. May 2019

11 mm precipitation, up to 21 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southeast. 3 °C to 8 °C at 1800 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

Varme og regn til topps gir fortsatt snøsmelting og vått snødekke. I høyden kan det finnes delvis finkornet snø og delvis lagdeling i det gamle snødekket. Dette kan forsinke drenering og gi opphopning av vann og gi forhold for våte flakskred. Vær oppmerksom på sigesprekker som kan være tegn på glideskred.
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