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Avalanche warning for region Voss Sunday 21.03.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh 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 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 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 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 20. March 2021

Snøoverflata er prega av mildvér laurdag minst til 10-1100 moh. Generelt er snøoverflata prega av vind, og fokksnø er innblåst i leområder. Topper og rygger er avblåst.

I høgda kan eit svakt lag av kantkorn frå kuldeperioda i jan/feb framleis vere intakt.

Søndag 14/3 gikk et fjernutløst skred i NV-vendt heng i Jordalen. Funn av store krystallar under skarelag under skredmassane tyder på at skredet gikk på kantkorn.

Det vart observert eitt lite drønn i snøen på Hamlagrø på onsdag.

Mountain weather

Saturday 20. March 2021

8-12 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -2 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 21. March 2021

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -8 °C to -3 °C at 1100 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

Sterk vind frå nordvest som minkar utover dagen fortset å flytte snø inn i leformasjonar. Kaldare vér verkar stabiliserande på snødekket under mildvérsgrensa laurdag. Men stader der sola bryt gjennom skydekket kan snødekket i sørvendte heng svekkast. Ein skikøyrar kan lett løyse ut skred i bratte heng.

Høgt til fjells finns det framleis svake lag av kantkorn djupt i snødekket.
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