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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Sunday 24.01.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the soft wind slabs, while persistent weak layers deeper in the snow in general is hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface

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 23. January 2021

Snøoverflata varierer mellom vindpakka hard, vindpakka mjuk, laus snø i forsenkningar og skare. Snøen er fordelt ujevnt i terrenget. I skogen er det mjuk snø og godt skiføre. Ryggar og utsette formasjonar er delvis avblesne. Det er stor forskjell på snømengde i regionen, i indre strok rundt Oppdal er det lite snø, ytre strok har meir, men mindre enn normalt.

Klårvær og utstråling frå snødekket etter nyttår danna kantkorn og rim i overflata. Det kan derfor ligge nedføyka kantkorn eller og rim enkelte stader. Det er delvis mykje kantkorn djupare i snødekket, dette gir mykje drønn, spesielt i skoggrense.

Mountain weather

Saturday 23. January 2021

2-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the south during the evening. -10 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 24. January 2021

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the southwest during renoon. -13 °C to -8 °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

Enkelte stader kan det vere lett å løyse ut mjuke fokksnøflak - også i skogen. Gamle fokksnøflak på vedvarande svake lag i snødekket kan være mulig å løyse ut.
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