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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Thursday 14.04.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Wind slabs are easy to trigger at high elevations. Persistent weak layers can lead to these avalanches becoming large. At lower elevation wet, loose snow will be easy to trigger after warm temperatures.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow above a crust

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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)

Wednesday 13. April 2022

Det har kome ca 20 cm snø med vind i fjellet. Dei siste dagane har mildare temperaturar gjeve fuktig eller kram snø opp til om lag 1000 moh. Det eldre snødekket er smelteomvandla opp til ca 600 moh.

Det er observert kantkorn/rim over eller mellom skarelag. Over kantkorn finst det no ulik mengde vindtransportert snø.

Måndag rapporteres det om fjernutløst str. 2 skred ved Nordstøldalen, 2 str i austleg side av Mjølfjellet og et str. 1 skiløperutløst skred ved Finse.

Mountain weather

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.

Thursday 14. April 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast. -8 °C to 1 °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

Solinnstråling og aukande temperatur aukar skredfaren utover dagen.

Det er framleis svært lett å løyse ut flakskred. Enkelte skred og ligge på vedvarande svake lag av kantkorn og soleis vere svært lette å løyse ut. Enkelte skred kan gå naturleg eller fjernutløysast.

I bratte solsider lyt ein forvente fleire våte laussnøskred.
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