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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Sunday 14.03.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
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 a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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 13. March 2021

Snøoverflata ber preg av kraftig vind og i mange himmelretningar er det no harde fokksnøflak. Vinden har tatt eit godt stykke ned i skogen. I sørvendt og bratt terreng tek sola godt. Den eldre snøen er jamt over smelteomvandla etter kraftig mildvêr.

Det nærmer seg normalmengde med snø for årstida.

Vedvarande svake lag frå kuldeperioden i januar er i stor grad nøytralisert opp til ca 1200 moh pga kraftig mildvær. Over denne høgda kan laget framleis vere eit problem nokre stadar.

Det gjekk laurdag eit stort skred under Nonsfjellet i Oppdal.
Fredag vart det observert eit stort flakskred aust om Trondfjellet. Skredet gjekk i lia Skroo og er ei vanleg skredbane. Brotkanten er estimert til 3-400 m og 1-2 meter høg.

Det er mange stadar store skavlar, spesielt mot aust.

Mountain weather

Saturday 13. March 2021

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -12 °C to -5 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 14. March 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -12 °C to -5 °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

Vinden roar seg, men det vil framleis ligge fokksnøflak i nord- og vestvendte lesider som treng tid for å stabilisere seg.
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