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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Thursday 26.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable avalanche conditions. Be cautious in steep terrain, storm slabs can be triggered.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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)

Wednesday 25. May 2022

Snødekket er i hovedsak smelteomdannet og homogent. Mot nord og vest kan man finne sammenhengende skiføre fra ca. 800 moh, mens man i andre himmelretninger må høyere. I nordhellinger høyt til fjells kan det fortsatt finnes lommer med lagdelt snø.

Det er observert lommer med svakt lag med kantkorn i nordlige fjellsider høyt til fjells.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 25. May 2022

15 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1500 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to breeze from the south during renoon. -1 °C to 3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 26. May 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l Thursday night. Fresh breeze from west. -2 °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

Synkende temperaturer vil gi overgang til snø over 1000-1200 moh, og det kan dannes noen ferske fokksnøflak i høyfjellet. Pga. gunstig temperatur antas det at flakene stabiliserer seg raskt. I de lavereliggende områdene der nedbøren kommer som regn kan det gå våte løssnøskred.
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