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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Monday 30.05.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful on steep slopes with soft and wet snow, a skier can trigger avalanches here. Keep distance to cornices and areas with glide-cracks.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Sunday 29. May 2022

Snødekket i regionen varierer, men er i hovedsak smelteomdannet og homogent. Mot nord og vest kan man finne sammenhengende skiføre fra ca. 900 moh., mens man i andre himmelretninger må høyere. Stedvis er det også bart til topps.

Torsdag ble det observert et glideskred i Ullensvang.

Mountain weather

Sunday 29. May 2022

4-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from northwest, changing to calm/light breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -5 °C to 3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Monday 30. May 2022

2-4 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1600 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from south. -2 °C to 7 °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

Når temperaturen stiger utover dagen kan det løses ut våte løssnøskred.
Vær oppmerksom på skavlbrudd og glideskred.
Glideskred er uforutsigbare og kan løsne av seg selv hele døgnet. Unngå opphold under glidesprekker.
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