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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Wednesday 13.04.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Rain will weaken the snow. Many natural wet loose avalanches are expected as the snow gets wet. There are also slabs resting on surface hoar at high elevation. These will be touchy when the rain hits them.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of surface hoar

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

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

Loose 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)

Tuesday 12. April 2022

Siden helgen har det kommet 10-20 cm nysnø i fjellet. Vind har dannet flak i nysnøen og snøoverflaten veksler mellom ny mykere snø og eldre bærende fokksnø eller skare. Det ligger mest fersk snø i leheng mot øst.

Det er observert nedføyket rim noen steder i høyden.

Mandag løste en skiløpere ut et str.1 flakskred på Bjønnskjeggheia ved Handeland.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 12. April 2022

No precipitation. Breeze from northeast, changing to strong breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -10 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Wednesday 13. April 2022

18 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as rain. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during the evening. -3 °C to 0 °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

Regn til fjelltopphøyde vil svekke snødekket. Nedbørsmengdene vil variere, og mest regn ventes nord i regionen. Her vil det sannsynligvis løsne mange naturlig utløste våte løssnøskred. Der regnet treffer fokksnøflak som ligger på rim kan det enkelte steder bli svært lett å løse ut flakskred. Der nedbørsmengdene er mindre vil skredaktiviteten være lavere, men det vil fortsatt være lett for skiløpere å løse ut skred der snøen blir våt.
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