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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Friday 01.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Locally unstable conditions. A skier or a snow mobile may trigger avalanches in the fresh wind slabs that might lay on a wak layer of facets.

Avalanche problems

Persistent weak layer (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). Remote triggering is possible.

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near surface

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 29. February 2024

Over tregrensa er snødekket mye preget av hard vind. Stedvis er det blåst ned på gammel skare, andre steder småskavler, men også fokksnøflak av ulik alder og hardhet.

Det finnes plasser med et lag av nednøyket kantkorn under eldre fokksnøflak. Laget bryter både glatt og lett, men flaket over virker å ha mindre evne til å forplante bruddet.

Torsdag meldes det fra Nonshøa om til dels kraftig vind fra S. Det som er av løs snø flyttes over i lesider og legger seg enkelte steder over kantkornlag.

Mountain weather

Thursday 29. February 2024

0-3 mm precipitation. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Moderate gale from southwest. -6 °C to 0 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 1. March 2024

0 mm precipitation, up to 5 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from south, changing to strong breeze from the south during the afternoon. -5 °C to 0 °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

Et svakt lag av nedføyket kantkorn ligger under hard fokksnø i enkelte områder. Der dette er intakt, vil det være lett for en enkel skiløper å løse ut middels store skred på dette laget.
Drønn og skytende sprekker er tegn på instabilitet i dette laget.
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