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Avalanche warning for region Voss Friday 07.01.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (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).

Buried weak layer of new snow
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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 6. January 2022

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. I skjermede formasjoner kan det fortsatt finnes løs, ubunden snø.

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

Torsdag ble det meldt om flere selvutløste skred i den siste fokksnøen i utsatt terreng ved Engjaland.

Mountain weather

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.

Friday 7. January 2022

4-7 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during renoon. Fresh breeze from southeast. -9 °C to -4 °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

Flakdannelser i høyden er fortsatt problemet. Disse vil trenge tid for å stabilisere seg og det vil være mulig å løse ut str 2 skred på utsatte plasser. Typisk bak rygger og ved inngangen til renner eller heng. Litt ny snø og vind vil også bidra til å fornye problemet.
Det finnes nå flak fra de siste dagene i mange himmelretninger og det kan være vanskelig å vurdere stabiliteten til de ulike flakene.
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