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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Tuesday 21.12.2021

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Some new snow in small bowls and gullies. Risk of small avalanches here. In other terrain features, there is less or no snow

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new 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)

Monday 20. December 2021

Det er lite snø i området, og det lille skiføret som er består av flekkvis skare/smelteomvandlet snø.

Mountain weather

Monday 20. December 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from northwest. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 21. December 2021

2-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Calm/light breeze from west. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 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

Det kan legge seg opp bittelitt vindtransportert snø i leheng, men eventuelle ustabile fokksnøflak blir svært små og få.
Skredfaren holder seg liten til det kommer mer snø.
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