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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Sunday 06.01.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. Use caution in areas with recently formed storm slabs. Remember to use slightly different approaches on wet and dry snow.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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 5. January 2019

Etter mildværet fredag regnes snødekket som stabilisert nesten helt til topps. Bare på de høyeste toppene over 13-1400 har nedbøren kommet som snø. Der vil det finnes nysnøflak i noen leheng, som med de milde temperaturene også vil stabiliseres fortløpende. Det er lite eller ingen snø i lavlandet.

Vi har ikke full oversikt over skred som gikk høyt til fjells under mildværet, men rapporter tyder på at det gikk færre skred enn forventet, i hvert fall i skredløp hvor det har vært mulig å få sikt.

Lørdag er det fortsatt mildt høyt til fjells og lett regn.

Mountain weather

Saturday 5. January 2019

6-10 mm precipitation. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the west Saturday night. -3 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 6. January 2019

5 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -7 °C to 0 °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

Under ca 1100 moh der snøoverflaten er våt og myk er det mulighet for noen våte løssnøskred, over nysnøgrensa vil nysnøflakene i enkelte leområder være mulig å løse ut for en skiløper.
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