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Avalanche warning for region Indre Fjordane Tuesday 31.01.2023

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

New 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)

Monday 30. January 2023

Snødekket er preget av mye regn i lavlandet og kraftige snøbyger med mye vind over tregrensen de siste dagene.

Det er generelt veldig lite snø, og det er mye oppstikkende stein særlig på rygger og vindutsatte steder.

Mandag gikk det snøbyger også i lavlandet. Kraftig vind i høyden.

Mountain weather

Monday 30. January 2023

35 mm precipitation, up to 60 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Moderate gale from northwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 31. January 2023

20 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Breeze from northwest. -10 °C to -4 °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

Det kan fortsatt være lett å løse ut store skred i ustabil fokksnø i heng som har fått stor innlasting av snø søndag.
Ellers gir ny nedbør med litt vind ferske nysnøflak og fare for middels store skred i flere heng. Vindretning kan dreie gjennom dagen og utsatte heng kan finnes i flere himmelretninger. Se hvordan vinden tar i terrenget der du er.

Faren for naturlig utløste skred er synkende.

I terreng der vinden ikke har fått tak kan det være mye løs, ubunden snø. Her kan det være lett å løse ut løssnøskred opp til middels størrelse.
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