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Avalanche warning for region Voss Thursday 06.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Avoid lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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 5. January 2022

Snøoverflaten har vært fuktig til 11-1200 moh rundt nyttår.
I høyfjellet ligger det fokksnø i leformasjoner. Rygger og kuler er avblåste.
På nyåret har det periodevis snødd kraftig. Fra Vossafjellet er det meldt om 30-40 cm løs snø rundt skoggrensen. I høyden har det tidvis blåst kraftig og snøen er mange steder bundet i flak av varierende hardhet.

Eventuelle vedvarende svake lag er smeltet eller ligger under bærende skare.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 5. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from north. -12 °C to -4 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Thursday 6. January 2022

Little to no precipitation. Breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the evening. -17 °C to -7 °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

Dreiende vindretning vil i høyden gi ferske flakdannelser i nye heng. Mest utsatt er heng bak rygger og ved skar der vinden får tak. Her vil det være lett å løse ut str 2 skred i noen heng.
Det vil nå finnes flakdannelser fra de siste dagene i mange hengretninger og det kan være vanskelig å vurdere stabiliteten til de ulike flakene.
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