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Avalanche warning for region Voss Friday 06.12.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow in the alpine. It might be easy to trigger large avalanches in the fresh wind deposited snow.

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)

Thursday 5. December 2019

Snødekket i regionen preget av massivt regnvær og milde temperaturer opp til 1000 moh. I utgangspunktet var det lite snø, særlig vest i regionen og situasjonen ble ikke bedre da mildværet skylte inn. I høyfjellet derimot kan det ha lagt seg en god del fersk fokksnø i løpet av torsdagen.

Før mildvøet av besto snødekket av fokksnø i leområder og et kantkornlag ved bakken.

Det har vært observert lag av kantkorn ved bakken, men mildværet og regnet kan ha fuktet det opp.

Mountain weather

Thursday 5. December 2019

45 mm precipitation, up to 70 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from southwest, changing to strong breeze from the southwest during the afternoon. -2 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 6. December 2019

6 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from west, changing to breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1100 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

Det ventes avtakende vind og mindre nedbør fredag, men det vil fortsatt være lett for skikjørere å løse ut skred i den ferske vindtransporterte snøen. Enkelte steder kan skredene bli store.



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