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Avalanche warning for region Sunnmøre Sunday 23.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Use caution on recently loaded slopes in the high alpine. Large avalanches could be triggered. Expect a wet snowpack below treeline.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily 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)

Saturday 22. January 2022

I områder med sammenhengende snødekke består snøoverflaten hovedsakelig av fokksnø med varierende hardhet. Vindutsatt terreng er avblåst til bakken eller skare. Det gamle snødekket antas å være generelt stabilt etter mildvær og gjenfrysing.

Torsdag kom det 25 cm nysnø ved Ørsta med vindtransport av snø til leheng.

Fredag og lørdag er det stigende mildværsgrense.

Mountain weather

Saturday 22. January 2022

3-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1400 m a.s.l during renoon. Breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the evening. -5 °C to 1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Sunday 23. January 2022

1-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 1500 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the evening. -3 °C to 2 °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

Skredfaren vil nå trolig være høyest over mildværsgrensen. Ustabile fokksnøflak ventes.

Midt på dagen blir trolig et lite hvilskjær og snødekket vil stabilisere seg noe.

Under mildværsgrensen vil det fuktige/våte snødekket trolig være stabilt.
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