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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Tuesday 04.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
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 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)

Monday 3. January 2022

Tysdag formiddag snøar det ned til havnivå. Søndag var det mildt i regionen og snøen vart fukta opp til 1100 moh. Våt snø under 700 moh.

Mountain weather

Monday 3. January 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l during renoon. Strong breeze from southwest, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -9 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 4. January 2022

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -11 °C to -3 °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

Veret roar seg og snøen vil stabilisere seg. Største skredproblem er fokksnøen som har blitt danna på grunn av nedbør og vind søndag og måndag, men det finst også eldre fokksnø frå førre veke i fjellet. Vind frå mange forskjellege retningar gjer at det no finst fokksnø i dei fleste himmelretningar.
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