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Avalanche warning for region Hardanger Saturday 21.12.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh windloaded snow. Avoid lee areas where a persistent weak layer can be hidden in the snow pack. Avalanches are triggered most easily where the snow pack is thin, typically close to ridges and on convex formations.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches 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

Persistent weak layer (slab avalanches)

You can trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury a car or destroy a small house (size 3).

Buried weak layer of faceted snow near the ground
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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)

Friday 20. December 2019

Snøoverflata er vindpåverka etter fleire dagar med vind frå sørleg retning. Det har kome ein del snø dei siste vekene, men framleis er det mindre enn normalt i regionen og lite snø under 700 moh. Mildvêr høgt til fjells fredag fuktar gradvis overflata og etterkvart djupare ned i snødekket.

Det er observert kantkorn ved bakken tidlegare i desember, men ingen ferske observasjonar på utviklinga dei siste dagane.

Mountain weather

Friday 20. December 2019

8 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from southeast, changing to gale from the southeast during the evening. -4 °C to 1 °C at 1400 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Saturday 21. December 2019

2-6 mm precipitation. Strong gale from southeast, changing to fresh breeze from the southeast during the afternoon. -6 °C to -1 °C at 1400 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

I høgda vil nysnø og vind framleis gje nysnøflak der ein skikjøyrar kan løyse ut skred. Høge temperaturar gjer likevel at stabilisering går fort og det er lite terreng i regionen som er utsett. Der nysnøen er våt eller eldre snø vert fukta av regnet kan våte skred løysas ut både naturleg og av skikøyrarar. Kantkornlag ved bakken kan framleis utgjere eit problem høgt til fjells.
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