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Avalanche warning for region Heiane Monday 25.03.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Wind and fresh snow may give instable conditions in some slopes. 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. Avoid especially convex terrain.

Avalanche problems

New 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
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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)

Sunday 24. March 2019

Snøoverflata er preget av nysnø og noe vind de siste dagene.
Under nysnøen er snødekket påvirka av høye temperaturer torsdag og fredag med plussgrader og regn til fjelltopphøyde. Det er fortsatt lagdelt snø i høyfjellet. Snøgrensa ligger på ca 400 moh.


Søndag er nysnøgrensa på ca 500 moh. Det har kommet lite nysnø siste døgn, men økende nedbør utover ettermiddagen.

Mountain weather

Sunday 24. March 2019

20 mm precipitation, up to 40 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -4 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 25. March 2019

Little to no precipitation. Fresh breeze from northwest. -7 °C to -1 °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

Nysnøflak som dannes søndag ettermiddag kan påvirkes av en skiløper også mandag, men det vil gradvis kreves større tillegsbelastning for å gi skred. Vær fortsatt forsiktig der flakene er myke. Merk at vinden fra NV kan være sterk nok til å gi snøtransport utsatte steder. Her vil fokksnøflak være lette å påvirke. I solvente heng kan det gå små løssnøskred hvis sola titter frem.
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