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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Monday 02.12.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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Conditions are challenging. Be sure you have enough knowledge and experience before travelling in steep terrain. Be extra careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow. There are persistent weak layers in the snowpack.The avalanche danger is highest in the area around Nordfjord.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground
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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)

Sunday 1. December 2019

Snøoverflata er preget av nysnø de siste dagene i Nordfjord, men generelt er det svært lite snø i regionen. Før nysnøen kom var det sammenhengende snødekke over ca 900 moh. Dette snødekket er tykkest i heng mot Ø og er preget av en kald og tørr november. Det ligger kantkorn mot bakken over store områder.

Det ligger kantkorn i det gamle snødekket, men det er usikkerhet knyttet til hvor potent lagene blir ved pålagring.

Det har kommet ca 40 cm snø nord i regionen de siste dagene, feks i Hornindal. Sør i regionen ubetydelige nysnømengder.

Mountain weather

Sunday 1. December 2019

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from northwest. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 2. December 2019

4-8 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from northwest, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during the evening. -11 °C to -3 °C at 1400 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

Snødekket vurderes fortsatt å være komplekst mandag med ustabile nysnøflak flere steder, særlig i Nordfjord. Det er usikkerheter knyttet til ustabiliteten til vedvarende svake lag og derfor bør rutevalgene vær konservative. Ta faretegn som drønn og skytende sprekker på alvor. Vær oppmerksom på stigende temperatur og vinddreining mot kvelden.
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