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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Tuesday 07.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Demanding conditions with heavy snow/rainfall. Avoid avalanche terrain above tree line. Possibility for wet loose avalanches at lower elevations.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

Wet 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).

Water pooling in/above snow layers
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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 6. January 2020

Det gamle snødekket er prega av vekslande vær, med mykje nedbør, både snø og regn, og kraftig vind. Det er mest snø i forsenkningar i aust- og sørvendt terreng. Lågare i fjellet og i ytre del av regionen har det kommet mykje nedbør som regn. Det er lite snø i ytre delar av regionen, og høg snøgrense også i indre delar.

Mountain weather

Monday 6. January 2020

6-10 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from southwest. -2 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 7. January 2020

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the afternoon. -2 °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

Mykje nedbør og hard vind gir stor pålagring av fersk fokksnø i leområder over mildværsgrensa. Den eldre fokksnøen har stabilisert seg mykje i helga, så skredproblemet vil hovudsakleg ligge i nysnøen. Områder som får mykje regn på snø er utsatt for våte skred.
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