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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Friday 14.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Wet natural avalanches possible. The risk of wet avalanches will be reduced when the rain stops. Avoid avalanche release and run out areas. Conservative terrain choice is essential on freshly loaded storm slabs in the alpine.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a large truck or destroy several houses (size 4).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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 13. January 2022

Mildvær og regn onsdag ga en våt og fuktig snøoverflate. Generelt er det lite snø for årstida.

Mountain weather

Thursday 13. January 2022

80 mm precipitation, up to 100 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1600 m a.s.l Thursday night. Moderate gale from west. -5 °C to 3 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 14. January 2022

10 mm precipitation. Rain up to 300 m a.s.l Friday night. Strong gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -9 °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

Enkelte store snøskred kan løsne av seg selv.

De store nedbørsmengdene som regn og de høye temperaturene onsdag og torsdag ga økt snøsmelting. Det kan ta tid før vann trenger ned til svake lag eller bunnen av snødekket i høyda. Forsinkelses-prosesser gjør at naturlig utløste våte flakskred kan gå også etter at lufttemperaturen har blitt under null grader. Men det ventes at utbredelsen på skredproblemet vil gå noe ned utover dagen.

Nysnø og vind vil gi ferske nysnøflak i leområder mot øst og sørøst. I områder med ferske fokksnøflak kan der være lett å løse ut skred. Vær spesielt oppmerksom der nysnøflaket er tynt og mykt.
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