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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Saturday 08.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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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).

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 8. January 2022

Det er generelt lite snø i regionen. Fra tidligere er det generelt bare såle i forsenkinger i terrenget i høyden, oppstikkende terreng har i stor grad vært snøfritt. Den siste tiden har det igjen kommet bra med snø. Husk at mye terreng bare er dekt av den siste snøen.

Mandag og tirsdag kom det godt med nedbør som snø i høyden.
Torsdag meldte observatør om godt utviklet overflaterim over 1000 moh.

Mountain weather

Friday 7. January 2022

12 mm precipitation, up to 22 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -8 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Saturday 8. January 2022

3 mm precipitation, up to 10 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 100 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during the evening. -9 °C to -3 °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

Fortsatt vind og snøvær i høyden vil opprettholde problemet med ustabile flakdannelser. En skiløper eller skuter vil fortsatt kunne løse ut middels store skred. Mest utsatt er heng i tilknytning til rygger eller kuler i terrenget der snøen deponeres bak. Heng mot vestlige og nordlige retninger ventes å få mest pålagring, men skiftende vindretning de siste dagene gjør at problemet også kan finnes i flere himmelretninger.
Lite snø ellers i terrenget gjør at det mange steder ikke vil finnes såle av gammels snø under den nye snøen og dermed lavere fare for skred.
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