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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Wednesday 29.12.2021

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes in the alpine. Large avalanches could be triggered. A fair amount of loose snow gives good skiing conditions in sheltered areas.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can 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

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)

Tuesday 28. December 2021

Kraftig vind mandag kveld/natt har ommøblert snøoverflaten, særlig i indre strøk.

Det ligger mye nysnø i terrenget etter flere dager med bygevær.

Det gamle snødekket er i stor grad smelteomdanna og gjenfrosset etter mildvær opp til ca 1500 moh 19. desember.

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

Det har det kommet svært mye nysnø i helgen.

Mountain weather

Tuesday 28. December 2021

Little to no precipitation. Strong breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during renoon. -14 °C to -3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 29. December 2021

No precipitation. Breeze from southwest. -14 °C to -2 °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

Fokksnøen fra mandag kveld har trolig stabilisert seg. Det vil være vanskelig å løse ut skred, men eventuelle skred kan fortsatt bli store.

Områder i ly for vinden har svært gode skiforhold. Men vær oppmerksom på raske endringer.
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