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Avalanche warning for region Voss Thursday 02.01.2020

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh windloaded snow. Avoid lee areas where a persistent weak layer can be hidden in the snow pack. Avalanches are triggered most easily where the snow pack is thin, typically close to ridges and on convex formations.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on many 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)

Wednesday 1. January 2020

Det har kome store mengder snø i høgfjellet dei siste dagane. Sterk vind har gjeve stor snøtranport inn i nordaustlege leheng i høgfjellet. I låglandet har nedbøre kome som regn på snødekket.

Det er generelt mindre snø i regionen enn normalt, spesielt lite under 700 moh.

Det har vore observert svakt lag kantkorn ved bakken, men utbreiinga av dette etter siste dagers mildveir og nedbør er førebels ukjent.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 1. January 2020

7 mm precipitation, up to 12 mm in the most exposed areas. Fresh breeze from southwest. -2 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 2. January 2020

15 mm precipitation, up to 42 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southwest. -2 °C to 2 °C at 1100 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

Vindauke og stadvis mykje ny nedbør vil gje stor snøtransport i fjellet over 1000 moh. Ein kan vente seg pålagring og ferske fokksnøflak i nordaustlege leheng.

Store lokale variasjonar i nedbøren so skredfaren er høgast i dei område som får mest nysnø.
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