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Avalanche warning for region Voss Friday 12.05.2023

Danger level 1 - Low avalanche danger

Published:
Favorable conditions. Warm daytime-temperatures and solar radiation give increased danger of wet avalanches. Glide avalanches are possible.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few 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)

Thursday 11. May 2023

Mildvær og regn har gjort snøoverflaten våt i alle himmelretninger høyt til fjells. Noen steder kan snøoverflaten fryse til skare om natten, men myknes igjen på dagtid.
Det gamle snødekket er stort sett smelteomdannet og stabilt.

Før mildværet var det usikkerhet knyttet til kantkorn høyt i snødekket. På grunn av mildværet forventes uansett ikke disse lagene å være aktive lengre. Det finnes kantkorn dypere i snødekket, som kan bli et problem når varmen trekker enda dypere.

Observatør melder torsdag fra Jordalen om et vått snødekke og lite fersk skredaktivitet. Noe antydning til vann over et skarelag, men en isoterm snøpakke.

Mountain weather

Thursday 11. May 2023

3-6 mm precipitation. Precipitation as rain. Fresh breeze from southeast, changing to breeze from the southeast during the evening. 1 °C to 8 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 12. May 2023

Little to no precipitation. Calm/light breeze from northeast. -2 °C to 11 °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

Der snøen er myk og våt etter mildværet, kan det være lett for en skiløper å løse ut skred. Skredene vil stort sett bli små, men enkelte skred kan bli middels store.

Glideskred kan ikke utelukkes.
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