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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Sunday 05.01.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
The snowpack is still wet and unstable. Avoid potential release areas and runout areas for avalanches. It might be some spots with fresh wind deposited snow at high altitude.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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
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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)

Saturday 4. January 2020

Kraftig vind, mye nedbør og høye temperaturer preger det gamle snødekket. Vestlig vind har tidligere lagt opp mye snø i leområder mot Ø. Under 1000 moh har det vært stor snøsmelting og det er generelt lite snø i regionen, spesielt i vestlige deler.

Fredag og lørdag gikk det snøbyger i regionen og til lørdag formiddag var det kommet 10-20 cm ny snø flere steder i regionen.

Mountain weather

Saturday 4. January 2020

4 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during renoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 5. January 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the west during the afternoon. -7 °C to 2 °C at 1100 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

Temperaturen øker igjen. I kombinasjon med nedbør vil det kunne gå våte skred under mildsværgrensen. I enkelte heng i de områder som får mest nedbør kan skred løsne naturlig.

I høyden vil vind og snø kunne legge opp ferske fokksnøflak som kan være ustabile.

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