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Avalanche forecast for Sunnmøre Thursday 2019-05-23

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Highest danger level per day:
1
Low
Published:

Favorable conditions. Rain and heat give increased danger of wet avalanches. Glide avalanches are possible.

Illustrasjon av ferdselsråd Be careful where the avalanche problem is found in combination with terrain traps. You will only find the avalanche problem in a few isolated areas.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Loose snow

Read more about the avalanche problem
Avalanche size:
1 - Small
Trigger/release:
Low additional load
Distribution:
Isolated steep slopes
Probability:
Possible

What are avalanche problems?

Observations the last 3 days (map placed)

1 mm precipitation.
Breeze from southeast.
3 °C to 14 °C at 1400 m a.s.l.
Cloudy.

For updated info, please visit yr.no
3 mm precipitation.
Breeze from southeast.
2 °C to 10 °C at 1400 m a.s.l.
Plus degrees up to 2400 m a.s.l. thursday night.
Partly cloudy.

For updated info, please visit yr.no

Observations the last 3 days

Sunnmøre / ØRSTA

Snow

21.05.2019 kl. 22:31

1160 masl

Stig Løland@obskorps (****)

Image Of Avalanche Activity
Image 1 of 3 Of:  Avalanche Activity Copyright:  Stig Løland@obskorps
Image Of Avalanche Activity
Image 2 of 3 Of:  Avalanche Activity Copyright:  Stig Løland@obskorps Comment:  Glidesprekkar, Ø ca 1000 moh
Image Of Snow Cover
Image 3 of 3 Of:  Snow Cover Copyright:  Stig Løland@obskorps Comment:  Mot s. Dalbotnen er på ca 400 og toppane 12-1300.

Avalanche Problems

• Loose wet avalanche • Loose snow • Easy to trigger • 1 - Small • N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW above 900 masl • Den forrige laussnøen er lettast å påvirke. Den ligg frå ca 900-1000. Solsider er ekstra blaute.

Snow Cover

• No snowdrift • Wet loose snow • Wet • Snøgrensa varierar veldig. I Fingersida samanhengande snødekke frå ca 700. Andre plassar er det snøfritt til topps. Sjå t.d. foto. Våt snø i alle fall opp til 1200. Den er såpass laus at det er lett å dra med seg snø og løyse ut str 1 laussnøskred i bratt terreng.

Avalanche Danger Assessment

• 1 Low • Det er fullt mulig å dra med seg våt laussnø i svingar i bratt terreng. Særleg solsider. Pass på i terrengfeller. Det er fortsatt glideskred som går på utsatte plassar. • Forecast correct

Danger Sign

• No signs observed

Weather

• No precipitation • 10 °C • 0 m/s • 80% clouds

Avalanche Activity

• 21. May. During the day • Glide avalanche • One (1). 3 - Large. Spontaneous release • Isolated steep slopes. N • Tidspkt ukjent, men det såg ganske ferskt ut.

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Avalanche problems

The bulletin does not include a detailed text about the avalanche conditions. This is only given in Norwegian. Translate it using google translate if you like. The text result will be informative, and most likely amusing

For planning your trip and recognizing avalanche terrain, use maps.

Norway has 1:50 000 maps for the whole country. Maps can be bought at bookstores and sports shops, or printed from the net.

For slope angle maps, download the app Varsom Regobs on App Store | Google Play or see our slope angle map at senorge.no ("helning" means slope angle).

Modelled snowpack and historic and current weather information can be found on the webpage senorge.no. This site uses information from the weather stations and interpolate values from the stations for gridded maps.

Detailed weather forecast can be found online at www.yr.no or www.storm.no. Yr.no is also in English, but the weather in text format is only given in Norwegian.