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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Tuesday 30.04.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
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.
There may be fresh snow on the highest peaks. This could form unstable windslabs.

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
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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)

Monday 29. April 2024

Snødekket er generelt smelteomdannet og snøgrensen kryper oppover. På de høyeste toppene kan det ligge tørre fokksnøflak i nordvendte heng.
Snøgrensa varierer mellom 500 og 900 moh, og er lavest i skyggesider i indre strøk.

Lokalt er det observert litt kantkorn mellom gammelt smelteomvandlet snødekke og nyere fokksnø. Men dette har ikke gitt noen respons i form av skred, utslag på tester eller andre faretegn.

Mountain weather

Monday 29. April 2024

4-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l Monday night. Fresh breeze from south. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 30. April 2024

5 mm precipitation, up to 14 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1900 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southeast. -4 °C to 3 °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

Stigende temperaturer gjør snøen våt i alle himmelretninger. Det vil være lett å løse ut våte skred i bratte heng.

I høyfjellet kan tidvis noe av nedbøren komme som snø. Her kan det dannes ferske fokksnøflak. Disse ventes å stabilisere seg raskt i de milde temperaturene.

Mye vann i snødekket kan gi naturlig utløste glideskred. Unngå opphold under glidesprekker og kjente glideskredområder.
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