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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 18.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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At altitude, it can still be easy to trigger avalanches in the fresh slabs. In lower areas there may be a risk of wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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 the ground

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Friday 17. December 2021

I ytre deler av regionen er det lite snø og mye bart fjell. I høyfjellet er det mer vinterlig, men generelt er snødekket fortsatt tynt, og det er en god del oppstikkende steiner. Snøoverflaten er vindpåvirket i de fleste himmelretninger etter forrige ukes vind fra både nordlig og sørlig retning.

Det er observert kantkornlag ved bakken på rundt 900 moh.

Mountain weather

Friday 17. December 2021

2-4 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from west, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -4 °C to 2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 18. December 2021

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1500 m a.s.l Saturday night. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to strong breeze from the northwest during the evening. -4 °C to 1 °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

Fortsatt høy temperatur opprettholder skredproblemene. Utover ettermiddagen vil det dannes ferske fokksnøflak over ca 1000 moh. Disse kan også ligge over vedvarende svake lag og gi mulighet for store skred i spesielt utsatte heng.
Under mildværsgrensen kan høyt vanninnhold i snøen gi fare for våte skred. Spesielt der snøen ligger mot glatt berg.
Lavere områder og områder som har lite snø vil være mindre utsatt.
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