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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Wednesday 11.12.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
The danger increases when the wind picks up. Avoid areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground

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 10. December 2019

Siste dagane har det kommet ein god del snø i høgda. Nysnøen er vindpåvirka. Det gamle snødekket er påvirka av mildværet sist veke. Tjukke kantkornlag i botn er forholdsvis kraftig påvirka av mildværet, men mindre påvirka i høgda.

Observasjonar mandag på eit lag med kantkorn høgare i snødekke, som foreløpig gir lite bruddforplanting

Det er mykje snø i fjellet ved Norangsdalen, varierande frå 1- 2 m.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 10. December 2019

4-8 mm precipitation. Breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -12 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 11. December 2019

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from south, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during renoon. -8 °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

Nysnø og hard vind frå sør vil gi fersk fokksnø i mange heng i leområder. Mild luft gir ei forholdsvis rask stabilisering av fokksnøen. Det er eit kantkornlag i øvre del av i snødekket som truleg kan påvirkast. Det er vanskeleg å sjå for seg kor dette laget er tilstades.
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