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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Sunday 29.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
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).

Poor bonding between crust and overlying 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)

Saturday 28. March 2020

Litt nysnø siste døgnet og sterk vind frå nordvest har lagt snø inn i søraustvendte heng. Snøen har lagt seg på glatt skare under 1000 moh i fjellet. Over 1000 moh har snøen lagt seg på eit blanda dekke av fokksnø og skare. Det er tørrare dekke di høgre ein kjem.

I lågareliggjande fjellområder virkar snøpakken å vere gjennomfukta med god drenering og stabil oppbygnad.

Det var fredag observert eit glideskred på Sandhornet og fleire glideskred i Norangsdalen.

Observatør melder laurdag om snøfokk og flakdanning nær skianlegget i Stranda.

Det er observert mykje store skavlar i aust- og nordlege fjellsider.

Mountain weather

Saturday 28. March 2020

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during renoon. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 29. March 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from northwest. -12 °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

Pågåande sterk vind frå nordvest og stadvis mykje ny nedbør vil gje pålagring i søraustlege leområder.

Skredproblemet er størst i austleg del av regionen som får mest nedbør.
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