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Avalanche warning for region Voss Tuesday 23.03.2021

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

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 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)

Monday 22. March 2021

Snøoverflata er prega av mildvér og sol minst til 1000 moh. Generelt er snøoverflata prega av vind, og fokksnø er innblåst i leområder. Toppar og ryggar er avblåst. Det er lite snø for årstida i regionen. Snøgrense rundt 500 moh.

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

Mountain weather

Monday 22. March 2021

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Breeze from west. -4 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 23. March 2021

3-6 mm precipitation. Breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -1 °C to 2 °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

Litt påfyll av snø og vind frå sørvest dannar mjuke fokksnøflak i nordaustvendte leformasjonar. Fokksnøflak kan ligge på skare nokre stadar, men også nokre stadar på nedføyka overflatekantkorn eller rim. I bratte heng med fersk fokksnø kan det vere lett for ein skikøyrar å løyse ut skred. Der nedbør kjem som regn kan det gå våte skred.
Høgt til fjells finns det svake lag av kantkorn djupt i snødekket som truleg kan påvirkast i enkelte heng der overliggande flak er tynne.
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