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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Monday 28.12.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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 here.

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)

Sunday 27. December 2020

Snøoverflata er preget av kraftig vind søndag. Den løse snøen fra forrige uke har dannet fokksnøflak av ulik hardhet. Det er mindre vindpåvirket i skogen, men høye temperaturer gjør at nysnøen har sunket sammen. Under nysnøen er det er gammelt snødekke over ca 500 moh. Dette er stort sett smelteomdannet og hardt etter flere runder med mildvær.

Det ligger kantkorn ved bakken, men dette utgjør ikke et skredproblem.

Søndag er det 4 grader og liten kuling ved Ørsta Eitrefjell målestasjon (700 moh).

Mountain weather

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.

Monday 28. December 2020

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast. -10 °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

Gunstige temperaturer stabiliserer fokksnøen og den blir vanskeligere å påvirke. Selv om det fortsatt er nok vind til å gi snøfokk, er det mindre snø å flytte på. En skiløper vil kunne løse ut skred i de ferskeste fokksnøflakene.
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