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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Sunday 02.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Rise of temperature and rain can produce wet avalanches.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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)

Saturday 1. January 2022

Laurdag vert det observert skare på snøoverflata opp til 12-1300 moh.
Det er lite snø i regionen og spesielt vest i området er det lite skiføre under 1000 moh.

Det har vore mildt høgt til fjells over store delar av regionen og mildveret har trengt langt ned i snødekket. Laurdag er det igjen kuldegrader i fjellet.

Mountain weather

Saturday 1. January 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the afternoon. -15 °C to -4 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 2. January 2022

8 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1300 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from west. -3 °C to 0 °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

Aukande temperaturar og regn fører til naturleg utløyste våte skred i låglandet over snøgrensa. Vind og snø vil gje fersk fokksnø og auka skredfare i høgfjellet. Skredproblem er i hovudsak avhengig av kor mykje snø som kjem laurdag og søndag. Dei områda som får lite snø vil ha vesentleg lågare skredfare. Varierande vindretningar denne veka har ført til at det no kan finnast fokksnø i dei fleste himmelretningar i fjellet.
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