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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Thursday 16.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

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).

Poor bonding between layers in wind deposited 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 15. December 2021

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen, men på grunn av kraftig vind den siste perioden er det lokalt mye snø i forsenkninger og renner. Under 600 moh ligger siste dagers nysnø på bar bakke. Fra 600 moh er snøfordelingen ujevn og flekkvis.

Det er observert kantkorn ved bakken i Sirdal, og dette kan være et større problem i indre strøk i høyfjellet.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 15. December 2021

30 mm precipitation, up to 45 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the west during the evening. 0 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 16. December 2021

2 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l during the evening. Strong breeze from west, changing to breeze from the west during the evening. -2 °C to 1 °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

I høyden vil det fortsatt være mulig for en skiløper eller skuter å løse ut skred i ferske fokksnøansamlinger. Mest utsatt er heng mot øst og terrengformasjoner som samler snø.
I områder som har fått mest nedbør de siste dagene (nordvest i regionen, for eksempel Bykleheiane) vil problemet være mest aktuelt.
Ellers i regionen er det generelt lite snø og dette begrense omfanget til både skredproblem og skredstørrelser.
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