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Avalanche warning for region Voss Thursday 27.01.2022

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Rain in the snow is expected to cause wet avalanches in the first part of the day. In the afternoon, falling snow line will cause unstable flakes over the tree line.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously 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

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

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 26. January 2022

Lavlandet bærer preg av mildvær den siste tiden, og det er lite snø under 700 moh.
I høyfjellet over ca. 1200 moh. består snøoverflaten av fokksnø med varierende hardhet. I vindutsatt terreng er det avblåst til bakken eller skare.

Det gamle snødekket antas stabilt etter flere runder med mildvær.

Et lite skiløperutløst skred ble mandag observert i Myrkdalen.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 26. January 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 800 m a.s.l Wednesday night. Strong breeze from southwest. -4 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 27. January 2022

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1000 m a.s.l Thursday night. Fresh breeze from southwest, changing to moderate gale from the northwest during renoon. -6 °C to 2 °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

Varierende vind og temperatur gir ulike problemer gjennom dagen. Første del av døgnet vil regn i snø gi fare for våte skred under 1000 moh. I høyden vil stor pålagring opprettholde faren for tørre skred. Skred kan fortsatt løsne naturlig på utsatte plasser.
Siste del av dagen vil synkende snøgrense og snøbyger gi ustabile flakdannelser i nye hengretninger.
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