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Avalanche warning for region Romsdal Tuesday 18.02.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. 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. Avoid convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

New 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
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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)

Monday 17. February 2020

Det kom om lag 50 cm snø sist veke. Mykje vind laurdag har gitt både harde fokksnøflak, skavlar og avblåste ryggar. Kortvarig mildvêr over 1000 moh natt til søndag har fukta den lause snøen som låg under skoggrensa. Under den siste snøen er det gamle snødekket smelteomdanna høgt til fjells. Det er snø omtrent frå havnivå.

Det er observert skred i samband med mildvêr søndag i Venjesdalen.

Det er observert lite nedbør i regionen siste døgn mandag, 2-5 mm sør i regionen på grensa til Sunnmøre.

Mountain weather

Monday 17. February 2020

6 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -8 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 18. February 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to -2 °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

Tysdag vil nysnøen kombinert med vind danne nysnøflak i høgda. Desse flaka vil vere lette å påverke, hovedsakelig i Vestnes og sør i Rauma. Fokksnøflaka som vart danna i helga under kraftig vind har stabilisert seg nokre dagar og det skal generellt stor tillegslast til for å påverke desse. Skredfaren vil auke litt i dei områda som får snø, men held seg innafor same faregrad.
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