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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Monday 09.12.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions. Be careful in 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. Especially avoid convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Sunday 8. December 2019

Mildværet gjennomfukta snødekket høgt til fjells. Nysnø og vind siste dagane preger snødekket ellers med moderate mengder med fersk fokksnø av ulik hardheit.

Mildværet har truleg ikkje ødelagt lagdelinga og kantkornet i høgda, men gjort egenskapane til svake lag av kantkorn mindre potent.

Observasjon på skred i fersk fokksnø utløyst av skiløpar ved Sandtinden i Vestnes. Ikkje personskade.

Søndag observert kraftig snøføyek på ettermiddagen

Mountain weather

Sunday 8. December 2019

5 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the afternoon. -11 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 9. December 2019

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from north. -11 °C to -5 °C at 1400 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

Nysnø og vind vil gi ferske fokksnøflak i leområder. Dersom dei områda som får mest nedbør også får mest vind, kan det her bli betydeleg skredfare. Det er gode forhold for kantkornutvikling i snødekket, dette er på sikt lite gunstig for stabiliteten i snødekket.
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