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Avalanche warning for region Voss Saturday 30.01.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in and close to terrain traps and on steep slopes until the new snow has stabilized. Be aware that persistent weak layers can be hidden in the snow pack.

Avalanche problems

New 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)

Friday 29. January 2021

Nysnø ligg over fokksnø av ulik hardheit i høgda, mjuke flak i skoggrensa, og laus, tørr snø i skogen. Det er store variasjonar i nysnømengde i regionen, mest i vest.

Det vart observert rim på mjukt underlag på Vikafjellet fredag. Drønn i snødekket vart observert i skogen rundt Voss og i Jordalen onsdag.

Mountain weather

Friday 29. January 2021

3-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest. -17 °C to -6 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 30. January 2021

6 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from northwest. -10 °C to -6 °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

Det er venta snø og moderat vind som kan flytte laussnøen som ligg i terrenget inn i leformasjonar og danne mjuke nysnøflak. Ein skikøyrar kan lett løyse ut middels store skred. Det er varsla mest snø i Stølsheimen, men både snømengda og kvar det kjem mest snø er usikkert.

Det er svake lag av kantkorn i det eldre snødekket som lett kan løysast ut. Vér spesielt merksam rundt skoggrensa der snødekket er mjukt slik at vekta av ein skiløpar lettare påverkar det svake laget. Vér merksam på at nysnø kan gjere det vanskeleg å kjenne att dei gamle fokksnøflaka.
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