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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Friday 28.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger there. Turning wind direction will cause avalanche problems in new directions during day.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

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)

Thursday 27. January 2022

Der det ligger sammenhengende snødekke i høyden består snøoverflaten hovedsakelig av fokksnø av varierende hardhet.

Det gamle snødekket antas stabilt etter mildvær og gjenfrysing, unntatt i de aller høyestliggende områdene.

Det er generelt lite snø, mest i indre strøk.

Mountain weather

Thursday 27. January 2022

30 mm precipitation, up to 70 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l Thursday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to gale from the northwest during renoon. -7 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 28. January 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 35 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 600 m a.s.l during the evening. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -11 °C to -4 °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

På ettermiddagen ventes økende nedbør og kraftig vind fra SV. Det er mange steder mye snø å flytte på og i høyden vil dette gi stor pålagring i nye hengretninger. Det blir igjen fare for naturlig utløste skred i heng som får stor innlasting. Store, klassiske skredbaner som får innlasting fra sørvest er mest utsatt.

Torsdagens fokksnøflak vil også trenge tid på å stabilisere seg. Det vil fortsatt være mulig å løse ut store skred i heng som samlet snø fra nordvesten.

I lavere områder vil stigende temperatur og regn i den nye snøen gi fare for våte skred utover ettermiddagen og kvelden.
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