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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Monday 16.03.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

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The avalanche danger are decreasing after the storm sunday, but avoid lee areas with wind deposited snow from Sunday, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger there.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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
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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 15. March 2020

Mildvær søndag fukter snøoverflaten opp mot 900 moh, denne vil fryse til når det blir kaldere. Pågående vær gir mye fersk snø i høyden. Før søndag var snøoverflaten prega av vind over skogrensa, vindutsatte steder var avblåst ned til gammel snøoverflate.

Det er tidligere rapportert om delvis kantkornutvikling på Nordvestlandet, men observasjonene er spredte. Per nå er det ikke rapportert om at vedvarende svake lag av kantkorn er et problem på Sunnmøre.

Mountain weather

Sunday 15. March 2020

8 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from south, changing to breeze from the west during the afternoon. -8 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 16. March 2020

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the south during the evening. -10 °C to -3 °C at 1400 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

Den generelle skredfaren vil avta utover dagen på grunn av lavere temperaturer og roligere vær. Men i høyden hvor skredproblemet er tørre flakskred trenger snødekket tid til å stabilisere seg. Der hvor det kom mest nedbør søndag er store skred i den ferske fokksnøen fortsatt mulig, mens naturlig utløste skred er mindre sannsynlig.
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