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Avalanche warning for region Voss Tuesday 18.02.2020

Danger level 4 - High avalanche danger

Published:
Demanding avalanche conditions in the alpine. Strong wind and new snow will lead to a large amount of wind transported snow. Avoid avalanche terrain. Naturally triggered avalanches possible. The avalanche danger decreases in the morning.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can very easily trigger avalanches on many 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)

Monday 17. February 2020

Snøoverflata er prega av mykje vind og nedbør dei siste dagane. Dette har gitt både tydelege fokksnøflak, skavlar og avblåste ryggar. Mildvêr natt til søndag har gitt vått snødekke opp til om lag 1000 moh.
Det gamle snødekket er smelteomdanna med skare mot den nye snøen.

Det gikk skred på veg mellom Gudvangen og Bakka søndag ettermiddag.

Det er kraftig snøvêr i fjellet måndag. Snøgrensa varier litt, men i Jordalen på 600 moh har snødjupna auka 25 cm sidan søndag.

Mountain weather

Monday 17. February 2020

50 mm precipitation, up to 80 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -4 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 18. February 2020

25 mm precipitation, up to 50 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1100 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

Framleis krevjande skredforhold i regionen der naturleg utløyste skred i høgfjellet er sannsynleg. Skredfaren er uendrea natt til tirsdag, men vert gradvis redusert utover dagen. Skredproblemet er om lag det same som dei siste dagane, men mindre nedbør og etterkvart avtakende vind gir snødekket større moglegheit for å stabilisere seg.
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