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Avalanche warning for region Hallingdal Thursday 19.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to cornices and areas with glide-cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose snow
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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)

Wednesday 18. May 2022

Snødekket er generelt preget av smelteformer, men et snøfall forrige uke har ført til mer avrundede korn over 1200-1400 moh i de vestlige deler av regionen.
Snøfordelingen er ujevn. Etter en snøfattig vinter er det nå lite snø igjen øst i regionen under ca. 1200-1400 moh. Mer snø vest i regionen, særlig i terreng mot øst og nord.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 18. May 2022

2-5 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Breeze from southwest. -2 °C to 12 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 19. May 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southwest. 1 °C to 9 °C at 1400 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

Skredfaren varierer gjennom døgnet. Over 1200-1400 moh kan det ventes nattefrost og frossen snøoverflate tidlig på morgenen. Når temperaturen stiger utover dagen vil det være lettere for en skikjører å løse ut mindre våte skred der snøen er våt.

Vær forsiktig i nærheten av skavler og under fjellsider med glidesprekker. Glidesprekker og skavler er ikke noe å stole på.
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