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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Friday 14.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wet natural avalanches possible. The avalanche danger stays at the same level as long as the rain continues. Avoid avalanche release and run out areas.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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)

Thursday 13. January 2022

Før mildværet onsdag var regionen for det meste snødekket fra omkring 300 moh, men mye av terrenget var kun dekket av det siste snøfallet.

Det var observasjoner på overflaterim i slutten av forrige uke og stedvis kan dette nå ligge som vedvarende svakt lag i snødekket.

Mountain weather

Thursday 13. January 2022

45 mm precipitation, up to 75 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Strong gale from west, changing to gale from the west during renoon. 0 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 14. January 2022

4-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1300 m a.s.l Friday night. Gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -7 °C to 0 °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 gå enkelte store naturlig utløste snøskred.

De store nedbørsmengdene som regn og de høye temperaturene onsdag og torsdag ga økt snøsmelting. Det kan ta tid før vann trenger ned til svake lag eller bunnen av snødekket i høyda. Forsinkelses-prosesser gjør at naturlig utløste våte flakskred kan gå også etter at lufttemperaturen har blitt under null grader. Men det ventes at utbredelsen på skredproblemet vil gå noe ned utover dagen.
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