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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 26.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in 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 here.

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

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 25. March 2022

Snøoverflaten er preget av variasjoner i temperatur den siste tiden. I solvendte fjellsider er snødekket smelteomdannet høyt til fjells. Det siste døgnet har det vært mildt opp til ca 1100-1300moh.
Fredag kveld avtar temperaturen og gradvis stabiliserer det gamle snødekket. Det finnes ferske fokksnøflak i østlige lesider over mildværsgrensen.

Det er mye snø i fjellet og snøgrensa ligger mellom 200 og 400 moh.

Det finnes stedvis kantkorn i snødekket, sist observert onsdag 23/3. Fortsatt ikke nok ugunstige egenskaper til å gi skredproblem, men må følges med på.

Mountain weather

Friday 25. March 2022

12 mm precipitation, up to 20 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from west. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 26. March 2022

No precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest, changing to breeze from the northwest during renoon. -7 °C to 0 °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

Kaldere vær uten ny nedbør gir stabilisering av det våte snødekket. Ved de høyeste toppene kan det ligge ustabile flak fra fredag som kan påvirkes av en skiløper.

Det er fortsatt fare for glideskred i alle himmelretnigner. Dette vil gjelde noen dager frem til vannmetningen i snødekket avtar. Unngå områder under glidesprekker.
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