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Avalanche warning for region Voss Thursday 17.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow. Wet avalanches can occur where the snow is wet. Be careful beneath and in the vicinity of cornices.

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

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose 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 16. March 2022

Snødekket ber preg av høge dagtemperaturar i starten av veka som har gjeve skare til ca 1000 moh. Under 700 moh er heile snøpakken smelteomdanna. I høgfjellet er snødekket framleis lagdelt med hard fokksnø i overflata. ryggar og kuler er avblesne ned til gamal skare. det er generelt mykje snø i fjellet og snøgrensa går stadvis ned til havnivå.

Det litt stadvis nedføyka overflaterim og kantkorn.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 16. March 2022

10 mm precipitation, up to 25 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 1200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Fresh breeze from south. -4 °C to 2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Thursday 17. March 2022

12 mm precipitation, up to 18 mm in the most exposed areas. Rain up to 900 m a.s.l Thursday night. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to moderate gale from the southeast during renoon. -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

Vind med aukande styrke og stadvis mykje nedbør vil gje stor snøtransport til hovedsakleg nordvestlege leheng. Her vil ein få ferske fokksnøflak som er lette å løyse ut. Stadvis kan fokksnøflak ligge på svake lag av kantkorn og overflaterim. Skred kan fjernutløysast.

Der nedbøren kjem som regn på snødekket lyt ein forvente enkelte små våte laussnøskred.

Relativt høge temperaturar om våren gjev fare for glideskred. Ver spesielt merksam i sørvendte heng der det ligg mykje snø på sva. Unngå områder under glidesprekkar.
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