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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Wednesday 13.04.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Rain on snow will make it very easy to trigger avalanches, and some natural avalanches are also expected. Avoid avalanche terrain, including runout zones.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can very 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 faceted snow above a crust

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

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)

Tuesday 12. April 2022

Den siste uka har det kommet ca. 20 cm snø med vind i fjellet. De siste dagene med mildere temperaturer har gitt fuktig eller kram snø opp til rundt 1000moh. Det gamle snødekket er smelteomvandlet opp til ca. 600 moh.

Det er observert kantkorn/rim over eller mellom skarelag. Over kantkorn finnes ulik mengde med vindtransportert snø.

Mandag rapporteres det om fjernutløst str. 2 skred ved Nordstøldalen og et str. 1 skiløperutløst skred ved Finse.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 12. April 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast, changing to strong breeze from the east during the evening. -14 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 13. April 2022

12 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1500 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during the evening. -6 °C to -2 °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

Det vil være svært lett å løse ut store flakskred grunnet varme og regn. Enkelte skred kan løsne av seg selv. Problemet er knyttet til snøen som kom i siste uke og bindingene som svekkes i varmen. Våte løssnøskred vil også kunne løsne av seg selv i bratt terreng når det regner.

På de høyeste fjelltoppene ventes nedbør som snø. Her vil det danne seg ferske fokksnøflak som er lette å løse ut.
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