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Avalanche warning for region Trollheimen Sunday 24.03.2024

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
There will be fresh wind deposited snow in a vindy places at higher elevations. Older wind slabs may rest on persistent weak layer. In these cases a few medium sized avalanches can be triggered.

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Buried weak layer of new snow

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

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)

Saturday 23. March 2024

Det har vært svært lite nedbør siste måneden. Under 1000moh er det stort sett skare eller hard vindpåvirket snø. Det finnes litt tørr fokksnø i leområder i høyden.

I lavlandet er det lite snø etter mye mildvær i det siste.

Det finnes kantkornlag i snødekket, enkelte steder med nedsnødd overflatekantkorn under fokksnø i tillegg til et svakt lag dypere i snødekket. Problemet er sannsynligvis bare aktuelt i enkelte områder på de høyeste toppene.

Det meldes at det er vanskelig å påvirke kantkornlag under fokksnøen torsdag.

Mountain weather

Saturday 23. March 2024

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from south, changing to breeze from the northeast during renoon. -9 °C to -1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Sunday 24. March 2024

3 mm precipitation, up to 8 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l Sunday night. Breeze from north. -11 °C to -4 °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

Noe nysnø kan gi enkelte små nysnøflak i le for vindutsatte plasser i høyfjellet.
Eldre fokksnøflak kan isolerte plasser ligge på et lag av nedføyket kantkorn. Slike steder i høyfjellet kan skred bli middels store.

Utglidningsfaren på hardt underlag er verdt å huske på når en ferdes i fjellet på hard snøoverflate.
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