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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Monday 03.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Strong wind will give windslabs lee areas.

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

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)

Sunday 2. 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

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.

Monday 3. January 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -9 °C to -1 °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

I dei høgaste områda der det kjem snø kan det løysne skred i den ferske fokksnøen. Medan vinden står på kan skred løysne naturleg. Generelt lite snø og lågare skredfare i lågare områder. I låglandet kan det løysne våte skred der det regnar på snø i bratt terreng, men mesteparten av desse skreda gjekk mest truleg søndag.
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