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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Wednesday 24.03.2021

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

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

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)

Tuesday 23. March 2021

Nysnøen som kom søndag, har smelta i lavlandet og blitt våt opp til 1000-1200 moh på mandag og tirsdag. Høyere til fjells antas det at sørvest kuling har flyttet nysnøen over østvendte heng. Det nærmer seg normale snømengder for årstida i fjellet, men under tregrensa nord i regionen, er det begrensa skiføre i skogen mange steder.

Over 1100 moh. kan svake lag dypt i snødekket fortsatt være et problem i noen heng rundt Oppdal.

Både middels store laussnøskred og store flakskred vart observert i Storlidalen på mandag.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 23. March 2021

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. -3 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 24. March 2021

5 mm precipitation, up to 13 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -7 °C to -1 °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

Påfyll av snø og sterk vind fra sørvest danner fokksnøflak i nordøstvendte leformasjoner. Det ser ut til å komme mest snø i Sunndalen. I bratte heng med fersk fokksnø kan enn skikjører løse ut skred. Hvis sola bryter gjennom skydekket kan det gå små (str. 1) våte skred fra bratte sørvendte heng.

Høyt til fjells kan svake lag av kantkorn dypt i snødekket fremdeles påvirkes i enkelte heng der snødekket er tynt eller mjukt.
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