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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Sunday 27.12.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow at high elevations. Increasing temperature will weaken the snow cover temporarily.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can very 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)

Saturday 26. December 2020

Det ligger 30-60 cm nysnø i fjellet etter flere dager med snøfall. Snøgrensa har gradvis sunket og fredag var det nysnø til havnivå de fleste steder. Det er gammelt snødekke over ca 500 moh. Dette er stort sett smelteomdannet og hardt etter flere runder med mildvær.

Det ventes at tidligere overflatekantkorn er ødelagt av mildvær forrige helg.
Det ligger kantkorn ved bakken, men dette utgjør ikke et skredproblem.

Det er observert snøfokk i fjellet lørdag ettermiddag.

Mountain weather

Saturday 26. December 2020

5-8 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -9 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 27. December 2020

1 mm precipitation, up to 6 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southeast. -7 °C to 0 °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

Vinden øker og vil gi kraftig snøtransport i fjellet. Dette vil gi skredproblem i heng som ligger i le for vinden. Bindingene i snødekket svekkes midlertidig når temperaturen stiger. Det kan være svært lett å løse ut middels store skred (str. 2), men store skred (str. 3) kan heller ikke utelukkes.
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