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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Friday 24.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. 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. Avoid convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

New 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

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)

Thursday 23. December 2021

Det ligger ca 5-15 cm nysnø/fokksnø i terrenget, mest i leområder mot S og Ø. Etter mildvær opp til ca 1500 moh 19. desember er det gamle snødekket smelteomdanna med hard bærende skare.

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

Det ble observert noen str. 1 løssnøskred ved Standalseidet torsdag da sola kom frem.

Observasjoner fra Standalseidet torsdag forteller om 20 cm ubunden nysnø til høyt til fjells.

Mountain weather

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.

Friday 24. December 2021

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Precipitation as snow. Fresh breeze from north. -17 °C to -8 °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

En skiløper vil kunne løse ut skred i noen få heng med nysnøflak fra torsdag kveld, typisk i le bak rygger og vindutsatte steder. Bygevær juleaften kan lokalt gi ustabile nysnøflak i flere heng utover dagen der vinden flytter nysnøen.
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