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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Wednesday 03.04.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be aware of isolated wind slabs above treeline, otherwise stable conditions.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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

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 2. April 2019

Det ligg fokksnøflak av ulik hardheit i leområder etter snøværet i helga. Det ligg laus snø tilgjengeleg for vind i skjerma formasjonar over skoggrensa. Tynt skiføre under skoggrensa. Den eldre snøen er i hovudsak varmepåvirka og stabilisert.

Det er kantkorn i snødekket i høgda, men det er ikkje eit aktivt skredproblem.

Søndag morgen er det registrert 12 cm med nysnø i lavlandet i Ørsta.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 2. April 2019

0-4 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -8 °C to 1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 3. April 2019

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the northeast during the afternoon. -7 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly 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

Vind gir små ferske fokksnøflak i leområder mot V- NV og N. Nysnøen er varmepåvirka og kram eit godt stykke til fjells, så snøen blir flytta meir til høgare ein kjem. Det er forhold for glideskred ved sigesprekker. I solvendte bratte heng kan det gå små våte laussnøskred.
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