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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Wednesday 29.12.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but use caution on steep terrain with wind slabs. Weak layers of facets may be present in the alpine, but is generally hard to trigger.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Tuesday 28. December 2021

Det er svært lite snø i regionen. Snøoverflaten preges av avblåste områder, skare eller varierende fokksnø. Sammenhengende snødekke finnes kun i N-Ø-vendte terrengformasjoner over 13-1400 moh, og det er mye oppstikkende stein og vegetasjon.

Over 1200 moh finnes kantkorn omkring skarelag i snødekket og ved bakken. Det finnes i alle himmelretninger, men mest i Ø-vendt terreng. Bærende skarelag gjør det generelt vanskelig å påvirke disse lagene.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 28. December 2021

3-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as snow. Breeze from east. -17 °C to -10 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 29. December 2021

No precipitation. Calm/light breeze from south. -16 °C to -6 °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

Det er vanskelig å løse ut skred i fokksnø og skred som løsner ventes å bli små. Skredproblemet er begrenset til få heng, men faller sammen med områder der det med en solid porsjon vilje er mulig å kjøre ski.
Det skal generelt svært mye til for å påvirke svake lag av kantkorn.
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