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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Thursday 23.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Generally stable conditions, but be careful in steep terrain, especially where wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here. Be aware, the wind picks up in the evening and the danger will increase.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (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).

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)

Wednesday 22. December 2021

Det ligger ca 5-15 cm nysnø/fokksnø i terrenget, mest i leområder mot S og Ø. Det rapporteres fra Fingeren på mandag at nysnøen stabiliserer seg fort.

Gammelsnøen består av et tynt lag av smelteomvandla snø/skare.

Under ca. 700 moh er det lite eller ingen såle.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 22. December 2021

4-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 400 m a.s.l during renoon. Calm/light breeze from south. -8 °C to -2 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 23. December 2021

2-6 mm precipitation. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l Thursday night. Breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the north. -17 °C to -7 °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

Det kan legge seg noen få nye fokksnøflak i leområder.
Så lenge vinden ikke blir sterk nok til å flytte mye snø vil omfanget være lite og skredfaren liten.
Vær obs dersom det blåser opp, da vil skredfaren raskt øke.
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